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Deutsch Critic, Philosopher July 15, 1892 – September 27, 1940

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Walter Benjamin quote: "Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal..."
Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby. Walter Benjamin
I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of order. I cannot march up and down their ranks to pass them in review before a friendly audience. You need not fear any of that. Instead, I must ask you to join me in the disorder of crates that have been wrenched open, the air saturated with the dust of wood, the floor covered with torn paper, to join me among piles of volumes that are seeing daylight again after two years of... Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Books, too, begin like the week? with a day of rest in memory..."
Books, too, begin like the week? with a day of rest in memory of their creation. The preface is their Sunday. Walter Benjamin
And the non-reading of books, you will object, should be characteristic of all collectors? This is news to me, you may say. It is not news at all. experts will bear me out when I say that it is the oldest thing in the world. Suffice it to quote the answer which Anatole France gave to a philistine who admired his library and then finished with the standard question, “And you have read all these books, Monsieur France?” “Not one-tenth of them. I don’t suppose you use your Sevres china every day? Walter Benjamin
The book borrower...proves himself to be an inveterate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his borrowed treasures...as by his failure to read these books. Walter Benjamin
The book borrowe? proves himself to be an in venerate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his borrowed treasure? as by his failure to read these books. Walter Benjamin
Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches..."
How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books! Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his..."
You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits. Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin quote: "Books and harlots have their quarrels in public."
Books and harlots have their quarrels in public. Walter Benjamin

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