finding patterns where there seems to be nothing but noise

What is decisive in collecting is that the object is detached from all its original functions in order to enter into the closest conceivable relation to things of the same kind. The relation is the diametric opposite of any utility, and falls into the peculiar category of completeness

flashes of meaning

something other than reproduction of meaning

classifying the given situation in order to understand its structure

writing down the reasons why she would have taken a photograph instead of taking it

represent experience

between language and the conditions of its presentation

which reduces legibility

But the work, no matter how pure, is destined to fail.

a desk, a chair, a pencil, some memos, some forms, an unending stream of tax returns in need of examination, and a clock

The job doesn’t ever finish, it just takes breaks. Coffee breaks, lunch breaks, night breaks, weekend breaks.

the boy patiently works away at twisting his joints and loosening his body’s grip on itself

ough a work of fiction, it is not quite a novel. Who, after all, has heard of a novel that includes its ow