“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
“Everything's already been said, but since nobody was listening, we have to start again.”
“Everything's been said, but it needs saying again.”
“Patrick said that the problem was that since everything has happened already, it makes it hard to break new ground.”
“And so silence and ...darkness hold happiness and joy?" he said softly."Assuredly," she said, "provided one listens to the silence and gazes deeply into the darkness. Everything is there. Everything.”
“If you want to say something truly new, you must first know everything that has been said in the human history; not half, not ninety percent, but all that has been said! Only then you can say something new, if you can!”