“Work on a good piece of writing proceeds on three levels: a musical one, where it is composed; an architectural one, where it is constructed; and finally, a textile one, where it is woven.”

—  Walter Benjamin

Source: One Way Street And Other Writings

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German literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892… 1892–1940

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