What is the use of good painting? We want a spell cast upon the optical part of our existence! We seldom really see the world, but when we do, we become as still as a picture. Robert Musil castexistencegood Change image and share on social
Today I start a diary; it is against my usual habbits, but out of a clearly felt need. Robert Musil diaryfelthabbits Change image and share on social
Time, which runs through the world like an endless tinsel thread, seemed to pass through the centre of this room and through the centre of these people and suddenly to pause and petrify, stiff, still and glittering... and the objects in the room drew a little closer together. Robert Musil centreclosedraw share on social
A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses. Robert Musil averagecontemporarydeep share on social
If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility. Robert Musil possibilityrealitysense Change image and share on social
It is reality that awakens possibilities, and nothing would be more perverse than to deny it. Robert Musil awakendenyperverse Change image and share on social
Progress would be wonderful - if only it would stop. Robert Musil progressstopwonderful Change image and share on social
Don't you know that every perfect life would mean the end of art? Robert Musil artendlife Change image and share on social
It is, all in all, a historic error to believe that the master makes the school; the students make it! Robert Musil errorhistoricmake Change image and share on social
