"Dreaming is a journey through wonder, surprise, and freedom."

“He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.”

“How happily, said Austerlitz, have I sat over a book in the deepening twilight until I could no longer make out the words and my mind began to wander, and how secure have I felt seated at the desk in my house in the dark night, just watching the tip of my pencil in the lamplight following its shadow, as if of its own accord and with perfect fidelity, while that shadow moved regularly from left to right, line by line, over the ruled paper.”

Source : W.G. Sebald (2014). “Austerlitz”, p.140, Vintage Canada

“Perhaps you went to bed last night thinking about the overdue bills, the lack of finances, the problematic people and situations you have to face. This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? If you didn't, it is probably because you forgot that when praise goes up, the blessings come down. That should be enough to inspire you to be thankful.”

“In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy.”

“I get to go to all these beautiful places, so it's nice being able to take pictures of it.”

“We should distinguish between responsibility and guilt. Guilt only touches the ones who committed the crimes but the son of a criminal is not a criminal himself.”

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“Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody and chances are you're probably going to invest in somebody who's going to deceive you. I've been conned a couple of times, but now I'm a little more savvy.”

“I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.”