Creative Quotations from Elias Canetti (1905-1994)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Elias Canetti
(1905-1994) born on Jul 25

Swiss author. "His works explore the emotions of crowds, and the position of the individual at odds with the society around him; wrote "Crowds and Power," 1960."

The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well.

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"

"When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about."

Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	""The Human Province.""
R:	""Die Provinz der Menschen.""
A:	""The Secret Heart of the Clock: Notes, Aphorisms, Fragments 1973-1985," "1973," 1991."
N:	""The Secret Heart of the Clock: Notes, Aphorisms, Fragments 1973-1985," "1973," 1991."
K:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."