"I don't want a future, I want a present. To me this appears of greater value. You have a future only when you have no present, and when you have a present, you forget to even think about the future."

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Source : Robert Walser, Susan Bernofsky (2009). “The Tanners”, p.72, New Directions Publishing

Robert Walser

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“Weâ€™re born alone and we die alone, I accept that. But why, God, do we have to be alone in the middle?”
“He who owns a wood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the personal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men.”
“I am aware of changes gradually taking place in my own designs as part of my thinking on this matter”
“I worked like a crazyman. I worked day and night, often days and nights at a time - without sleep. Gallons of coffee kept me awake; the paintings kept me fired up.”
“It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.”
“Eponymous brands aren't that popular with analysts and investors now. You can only take an eponymous brand with a living figurehead so far, they argue. What happens when they grow old and die? What happens when they misbehave and go seriously off-brand?”
“When you give yourself away you find that a new and more real self has somehow been given to you.”
“I LOVE my job. Having a front row seat to watch lives change because of others generosity is amazing! So thankful.”

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