Paul Celan, Glottal Stop

4 quotes

"With wine and being lost, withless and less of both:I rode through the snow, do you read meI rode God far--I rode Godnear, he sang,it wasour last ride overthe hurdled humans.They cowered whenthey heard usoverhead, theywrote, theylied our neighinginto one of theirimage-ridden languages."

Paul Celan, Glottal Stop

"Don't sign your namebetween worlds,surmountthe manifold of meanings,trust the tearstain,learn to live."

Paul Celan, Glottal Stop

"Each arrow you shoot offcarries its own targetinto the decidedlysecrettangle"

Paul Celan, Glottal Stop

"rush of pine scent (once upon a time),the unlicensed convictionthere ought to be another wayof sayingthis."

Paul Celan, Glottal Stop