January 3, 2008

och·lo·pho·bi·a


Friday, August 31, 2007


He has an abnormal fear of crowds.
He rejects "the modern frenzy of increase."His desire to blend in competes with his need to control.He "loves density" but does not understand the rhythmic compulsions.He is sympathetic to the crowd’s need to survive, as he knows it "wants to grow”.
He is comforted by the thought that "there are no lonely crowds."
Quotations from "Crowds and Power" by Elias Canetti.
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