Quote by: Elias Canetti

The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.


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Author Bio


  • NameElias Canetti
  • DescriptionBulgarian-born Swiss and British modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer
  • BornJuly 25, 1905
  • DiedAugust 14, 1994
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Aphorist; Playwright
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Nobel Prize In Literature; Grand Austrian State Prize; Literature Award Of The Bavarian Academy Of The Fine Arts; Nelly Sachs Prize; Gottfried-Keller-Preis; Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis; Franz Kafka Prize; ; Georg Büchner Prize; Grand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany