The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Endings Within Beginnings
E
The Deception of Memories
T
Memories are like coins in the devil’s purse: when you open it you find only dead leaves.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Inescapable Self-Discovery
I
We think we’re escaping and we run into ourselves. Longest way round is the shortest way home.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Trapping Fleeting Moments
T
I set out to trap the world and all I trapped were moments.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Navigating Life Carefully
N
To live is to pass from one space to another, while doing your very best not to bump yourself.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
The Slow Birth of Being
T
Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Puzzle Without Problems
P
The puzzle is that there is no puzzle: the problem is that there is no problem.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Non-Linear Storytelling
N
A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Value in Questioning
V
The art of asking questions is more valuable than solving them.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi
Understanding and Memory
U
We remember what we understand; we understand only what we pay attention to; we pay attention to what we want.
Georges Perec – La Vie Mode d’Emploi