Monday, June 30, 2008

from "Sanatorium under the Sign of the Hourglass"

We all know that time, this undisciplined element, holds itself within bounds but precariously, thanks to unceasing cultivation, meticulous care, and a continuous regulation and correction of tis excesses. Free of this vigilance, it immediately begins to do tricks, run wild, play irresponsible practical jokes, and indulge in crazy clowning. The incongruity of our private times becomes evident.

--Bruno Schulz

3 comments:

Davo said...

What think you of the Schulz so far?

JeffTD said...

It is a shame he died before he could write more.

Davo said...

...and much was lost--there's a lost novel, I believe, among quite a few stories and letters.