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"In theory he was a master of existence, in practice he not only didn't master his existence but was destroyed by it, I thought" (114).
I haven't actually done any research into Bernhard so for all I know this may or may not be an exaggerated self-reflection, but at least for now, the madman narrator's unceasing ramble concerning theory vs practice, action vs inaction, and ambition vs cowardice has left me in awe.
— Jul 15, 2026 06:27PM
I haven't actually done any research into Bernhard so for all I know this may or may not be an exaggerated self-reflection, but at least for now, the madman narrator's unceasing ramble concerning theory vs practice, action vs inaction, and ambition vs cowardice has left me in awe.
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"Wertheimer was no traveler like me. Was no passionate address-switcher... [He] was always and only the loser. No one pounded the streets of Vienna like he did, coming and going in until he was totally exhausted. Diversion maneuvers, I thought. He wore out tremendous quantities of shoes" (44)
"My constant curiosity got in the way of my suicide, so he said, I thought" (47)
Wertheimer is just as pitiable as loathsome
— Mar 06, 2026 05:17PM
"My constant curiosity got in the way of my suicide, so he said, I thought" (47)
Wertheimer is just as pitiable as loathsome