Every day there comes a moment when a person lays his hands in his lap…

Robert Musil
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Every day there comes a moment when a person lays his hands in his lap and all his busyness collapses like ashes. The work accomplished is, from the soul's point of view, entirely imaginary. ✨ Robert Musil, Burton Pike, David S. Luft (1995). Precision and Soul: Essays and Addresses, p.153, University of Chicago Press
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