quote · Legacy record
...and Věra said that every time we reached the page which described the snow falling through the branches of the trees, soon to shroud the entire forest floor, I would look up at her and ask: But if it's all white, how do the squirrels know where they've buried their hoard?... Those were your very words, the question which constantly troubled you. How indeed do the squirrels know, what do we know ourselves, how do we remember, and what it is we find in the end?
...and Věra said that every time we reached the page which described the snow falling through the branches of the trees, soon to shroud the entire forest floor, I would look up at her and ask: But if it's all white, how do the squirrels know where they've buried their hoard?... Those were your very words, the question which constantly troubled you. How indeed do the squirrels know, what do we know ourselves, how do we remember, and what it is we find in the end?
Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Meaning not yet available
An individual explanation has not yet been added. We do not substitute a generic description for an interpretation of these particular words.
Begin with source-checked readings and explanations ↗Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- W.G. Sebald
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate historical context for attribution to W.G. Sebald, based on documented life years 1944 to 2001; lifetime midpoint used only for grouping. The archive's creator biography identifies Winfried Georg Sebald, known as W.G. Sebald, and records his life years as 1944-2001. The midpoint is only a timeline grouping point. Source: University of East Anglia Archives: W.G. Sebald Collection, https://archivecollections.uea.ac.uk/wgs (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://archivecollections.uea.ac.uk/wgs (accessed 2026-10-09).
An author lifetime, approximate period or collection date is not necessarily the date when these words were first written or spoken. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided quotation collection
Supplied reference C; CSV row 198439; supplied attribution, independently unverified
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.