Walter Benjamin quote: The true picture of the past flits by. The past...

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

Walter Benjamin

Favorite

Walter Benjamin (1968). “Illuminations”, p.265, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

← Prev Walter Benjamin Quotes Next →

Topics

create your own picture

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again. - Walter Benjamin

Embed:

Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics