
Edmond Jabès
"The hand opens to the word, opens to distance."

"Elephants can sense danger. They're able to detect an approaching tsunami or earthquake before it hits."

“What is it about elevators?”

"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life."

"I call this book Tombstone. It is a tombstone for my [foster] father who died of hunger in 1959, for the 36 million Chinese who also died of hunger."

"The next day, she was silent. For breakfast, she murdered an onion and served it raw."


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