For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live. — Theodor Adorno

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

In the original German

Wer keine Heimat mehr hat, dem wird wohl gar das Schreiben zum Wohnen.

Minima Moralia · 1951
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Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life, translated by E. F. N. Jephcott. Verso, 2020.
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Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

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