'History is intercourse with greatness and duration. It all… - Sten Nadolny

'History is intercourse with greatness and duration. It allows us to rise above time.' ...that was tempting. But he couldn't earn any money with it.

Sten Nadolny

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Sten Nadolny

, (born 29 July 1942, in Zehdenick, Province of Brandenburg) is a German novelist. His parents, Burkhard and Isabella Nadolny, were also writers.

All quotes from Sten Nadolny Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Sten Nadolny:

Clifford D. Simak Louis L'Amour Arthur C. Clarke Paul Bowles John Buchan

Additional quotes by Sten Nadolny

The spirit of history can't be caught in pictures. ...History, seriously pursued, belongs in the realm of uncertainty. A picture is a certainty.

The game went on. John had understood nothing. Everything was too fast: the game, the other's talk, the goings-on in the street...

When people talk too fast the content becomes as superfluous as the speed.

'History is intercourse with greatness and duration. It allows us to rise above time.' ...that was tempting. But he couldn't earn any money with it. - Sten Nadolny

About Sten Nadolny

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Sten Nadolny

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI