Often I am struck in amazement about a word: I suddenly realize that the complete arbitrariness of our language is but a part of the arbitrariness of our own world in general. Christian Morgenstern More Quotes by Christian Morgenstern More Quotes From Christian Morgenstern There is a ghost That eats hankerchiefs; It keeps you company On all your travels. Christian Morgenstern company ghost travel A poet must have died as a man before he is worth anything as a poet. Christian Morgenstern poet poetry men