“How strange it is that light only makes the shadows visible.”

Original: Wie seltsam ist es doch, dass das Licht die Schatten erst sichtbar macht. — Observes the duality between clarity and gloom · Notebook fragment, c. 1912 (German)

• Dualism
• Light
• Perception

“My thoughts return constantly to the silence of the woods.”

Original: Meine Gedanken kehren beständig zur Stille der Wälder zurück. — Evokes his sanctuary in the quiet, natural landscapes of Austria · Letter to Erhard Buschbeck, 1913 (German)

• Nature
• Rest
• Solitude

“I am drawn toward that which vanishes without a trace.”

Original: Mich zieht es zu dem hin, was spurlos vergeht. — Reveals his fascination with impermanence and vanishing things · Letter to Erhard Buschbeck, 1913 (German)

• Eternity
• Longing
• Mortality