Der Wortschatz Quotes

“Have you ever felt you were speaking even though it wasn’t the right moment to speak?”
“Yes,” she answered.
“Take note of that feeling. Most words may not want to believe it, but we too need to make sure we don’t speak wordlets out loud without reason.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“Often in this world we come across a story that threatens to trap us, and whenever that happens, we must ensure that diving into this story is really the right thing to do. We are not given much time in this life, and there are so many stories we could choose to pursue. We must think very carefully about which story is worth spending our life with.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“Everyone makes sense, even a nonsense like me.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“You can’t write a story any way you like. The story decides. If you deviate from it, you get tangled up in lies that not a single soul believes.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“Things don’t always need to have a name in order to be meaningful.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“There are thousands of paths for you to take. Recognising the path that gives you meaning is the greatest challenge of all.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“Saying the right words at the right time is like magic.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“As long as I’m surprising, entertaining and puzzling, as long as I have imagination, I also have meaning. That’s how I see it, anyway. Remember that. Without imagination, most things are pretty boring. Everyday life, the same old routine day in day out. For me, ordinariness is the biggest nonsense of all.”
― Elias Vorpahl, The Word Trove

“Für sie zählt nur, wer sie erzählt. Die ach so wichtigen Worte, mit ach so viel Bedeutung. Hochmut. Beflissenheit. Facettenreichtum. Sie würden es nicht ertragen, ein Wort ohne Bedeutung gewinnen zu sehen. Mit dem Kamel, dem Wüstenschiff, konnten sie sich arrangieren. Eine schöne Metapher. Aber du? Wofür stehst du?”
― Elias Vorpahl, Der Wortschatz