Books, Too, Begin Like The

Ideas Are To Objects As Constellations Are To Stars [translated From Trauerspiel, 1928].

The Tradition Of The Oppressed Teaches Us That The "state Of Emergency" In Which We Live Is Not The Exception But The Rule.

Every Monument Of Civilization Is A Monument Of Barbarism

To Perceive The Aura Of An Object We Look At Means To Invest It With The Ability To Look At Us In Return.

Even The Most Perfect Reproduction Of A Work Of Art Is Lacking In One Element: Its Presence In Time And Space, Its Unique Existence At The Place Where It Happens To Be.