Status Updates From Wind, Sand und Sterne

"Nothing is unbearable. Tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I shall learn definitively that nothing is unbearable."

"Little by little, I am abandoned by light. The earth and sky merge gradually. The earth rises and seems to spread like a mist. The first stars tremble as if shimmering in green water. It will be a long time yet before they harden into diamonds. And still longer before I can witness the silent games of the shooting stars."

"In the desert you can feel the passage of time. Under the burning of the sun you are on the march towards the evening, towards that cool breeze which will bathe your limbs and wash away all sweat. Under the burning of the sun, men and animals advance towards that great watering place as surely as towards death. . . . And each day looks as beautiful as the roads that lead to the sea."