Quotes from bookThe Discovery of Slowness
The Discovery of Slowness is a novel by Sten Nadolny, written under a double conceit: first, as a novelization of the life of British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, and second as a hymn of praise to "slowness," a quality which Nadolny's fictional Franklin possesses in abundance. Published in Germany in 1983, its fame spread through the English translation by Ralph Freedman, first published in the United States by Viking Penguin in 1987; in Nadolny's native Germany it has also been the subject of television programs, experimental films, and even an opera composed by Giorgio Battistelli.
“The most distant mountains, like himself, just stood there and gazed.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“The world is full of important ideas, but I'll follow my own mind.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“I'm not afraid because I can only imagine nothingness as rather quiet.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“When people talk too fast the content becomes as superfluous as the speed.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“Now everything would be different; a little today, all of it tomorrow.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“How did Tom get there? Again, a piece of time had dropped out.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“If there had been no war, perhaps I would have already discovered a lot by now.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
p, 125
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
“History is intercourse with greatness and duration. It allows us to rise above time.”
Sten Nadolny book The Discovery of Slowness
...that was tempting. But he couldn't earn any money with it.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983, 1987)
