The House of Returned Echoes Quotes

“It was more than knowing or not knowing, beside stillness and shouts, memory and images of the future.”
― Arnošt Lustig, The House of Returned Echoes

“Were you ever lucky enough to watch a cat closely as it falls, Emil? Arthur asked. It always lands on all fours. First, a cat orients herself - you need a head and eyes for that. Then she sets her front paws in case the ground comes sooner than she expects, and in between, if she's still got the time and the space, she arches her back - then, she curves her spine and drops like a furry parachute. She takes the fall in phases. When she's coming down she lets all the parts of her body absorb the fall, including her tail - that serves as a rudder, so that it will be the softest possible landing.”
― Arnost lustig, The House of Returned Echoes