A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Book Quotes

“a writer writes origins when he writes the moment. and the moment always remains to be lived in its disconcerting brevity and retified eternity”
― Edmond Jabès, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Book

“«No adoptes esa idea errónea de que todo extranjero, porque exhibe su diferencia, es incapaz de ser solidario»”
― Edmond Jabès, Un extranjero con, bajo el brazo, un libro de pequeño formato

“Our relation to books is personal. A great book reveals itself only to those who take it on.”
― Edmond Jabès, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Book