Yu's Blog: a sinking arsonist , page 55

"Soon the city fades before your eyes, the rose windows are expunged, the statues on the corbels, the..."

“Soon the city fades before your eyes, the rose windows are expunged, the statues on the...

"If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the..."

““If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to...

"Marco Polo describes a bridge, stone by stone. “But which is the stone that supports the bridge?”..."

“Marco Polo describes a bridge, stone by stone. “But which is the stone that supports the...

"Perhaps neither the Aglaura that is reported nor the Aglaura that is visible has greatly changed..."

“Perhaps neither the Aglaura that is reported nor the Aglaura that is visible has greatly...

"Thus the city repeats its life, identical, shifting up and down on its empty chessboard. The..."

“Thus the city repeats its life, identical, shifting up and down on its empty chessboard. The...

"Falsehood is never in words; it is in things."

“Falsehood is never in words; it is in things.” - Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino

"The city exists and it has a simple secret: it knows only departures, not returns."

“The city exists and it has a simple secret: it knows only departures, not returns.”” -...

"Then come back and tell me if my dream corresponds to reality."

““Then come back and tell me if my dream corresponds to reality.”” - Invisible...

"At times the mirror increases a thing’s value, at times denies it."

“At times the mirror increases a thing’s value, at times denies it.” - Invisible...

"They tell this tale of its foundation: men of various nations had an identical dream."

“They tell this tale of its foundation: men of various nations had an identical dream.”...