Perta

“Non-living things are not living, yet they live longer than the living.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“The bell rings, we get up. The bell rings again, we go to bed. We retire to our rooms; we saw life pass by beneath our windows, observed it in books and on our walks, watched the seasons change. It was always a reflection, a reflection that seemed to freeze on our windowsills... We imagined the world. What else can we imagine now if not our own deaths? The bell rings and it's all over.”
― Fleur Jaeggy, Sweet Days of Discipline

“You can call me a thief if you like, a thief of ceremonies”
― Fleur Jaeggy, The Water Statues

“On a bench a toad kept him company: "A slaughterhouse aesthetic must exist.”
― Fleur Jaeggy, The Water Statues