From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say when it will begin to wane and when it will fade away. For the time being, our cities still shine through the night, and the fires still spread.


The Rings of Saturn (1998)

W. G. Sebald Quotes

From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say...

From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say...

From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say...

From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say...