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"Austerlitz" Quotes

A man discovers the haunting story of a Jewish refugee's past during World War II.

Quotes

It is the nature of the world to be spectral, and it is our lot to live and work in it.

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lifenature

Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.

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timewisdom

No one can ever know for sure what he is looking for, or where to look for it.

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uncertaintysearching

The truth is the life and light of the world.

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truthwisdom

The past is still a presence, even when it has been forgotten.

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pastmemory

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

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languagethought

We are all born under the shadow of the same cloud.

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unityhumanity

Everything is connected, and without that connection, nothing is.

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connectioninterdependence

We live in a world that is always changing, and yet we remain the same.

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changeconsistency

History is a vast graveyard, and we are the mourners who wander among its tombs.

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historymourning