The truth never shines forth, as the saying goes, because the only truth is that which is known to no one and which remains untransmitted, that which is not translated into words or images, that which remains concealed and unverified, which is perhaps why we do recount so much or even everything, to make sure that nothing has ever really happened, not once it's been told.
One of the best possible perspectives from which to tell a story is that of a ghost, someone who is dead but can still witness. - Javier Marías
One of the best possible perspectives from which to tell a story is that of a ghost, someone who is dead but can still witness.
- Javier Marías
The truth never shines forth, as the saying goes, because the only truth is that which is known to no one and which remains untransmitted, that which… - Javier Marías
The truth never shines forth, as the saying goes, because the only truth is that which is known to no one and which remains untransmitted, that which…
Not to gain time, but maybe to lose it, to see it pass. - Javier Marías
Not to gain time, but maybe to lose it, to see it pass.
Life is a very bad novelist. It is chaotic and ludicrous. - Javier Marías
Life is a very bad novelist. It is chaotic and ludicrous.
We lose everything because everything remains except us. And therefore any form of posterity may be an affront, and perhaps any memory, as well. - Javier Marías
We lose everything because everything remains except us. And therefore any form of posterity may be an affront, and perhaps any memory, as well.
It's so sad that no one writes down the things we go through, and even worse - no one will ever know about it, no one will ever see or hear about it,… - Javier Marías
It's so sad that no one writes down the things we go through, and even worse - no one will ever know about it, no one will ever see or hear about it,…
Listening is the most dangerous thing of all, listening means knowing, finding out about something and knowing what’s going on, our ears don’t have l… - Javier Marías
Listening is the most dangerous thing of all, listening means knowing, finding out about something and knowing what’s going on, our ears don’t have l…
I have a tendency to want to understand everything people say and everything I hear, both at work and outside, even at a distance, even if it’s one o… - Javier Marías
I have a tendency to want to understand everything people say and everything I hear, both at work and outside, even at a distance, even if it’s one o…
Illusions are important. What you foresee or what you remember can be as important as what really happens. - Javier Marías
Illusions are important. What you foresee or what you remember can be as important as what really happens.
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