It will always be the same possibilities, in sum or on the average, that go on repeating themselves until a man comes along who does not value the actuality above idea. It is he who first gives the new possibilities their meaning, their direction, and he awakens them.

1898–1901 Quits officer training and starts studies at the Technical University in Brno. 49 in Brno
1902–1903 Moves to Stuttgart to work at the University. 1912–1914 Editor for several literary magazines including Neue Rundschau.

However the novel has not been widely read both because of its delayed publication and intricate lengthy plot. Robert Musil (German: [ˈmuːzɪl] or [ˈmuːsɪl]; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian writer. [citation needed].