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Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Writers know that sometimes things are there in

Writers know that sometimes things are there in the drawer for decades before they finally come out and you are capable of writing about them. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: In statistics, what disappears behind rows of numbers

In statistics, what disappears behind rows of numbers is death. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: [To be an artist,] this desire to conquer

[To be an artist,] this desire to conquer all with images. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Believing: it means believing in our own lies.

Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I'm always astonished by a forest. It makes

I'm always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Even if surrounded with explanations, Auschwitz can never

Even if surrounded with explanations, Auschwitz can never be grasped. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Prose, poetry, and drawings stand side by side

Prose, poetry, and drawings stand side by side in a very democratic way in my work. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: When Satan's not in the mood, virtue triumphs.

When Satan's not in the mood, virtue triumphs. Hasn't even Satan a right not to be in the mood once in a while? — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Today I know that all things are watching,

Today I know that all things are watching, that nothing goes unseen, that even wallpaper has a better memory than human beings. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I was brought up Catholic and know the

I was brought up Catholic and know the stench of the Catholic Church. I moved away from religion early, but the impression remains. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Even bad books are books and therefore sacred.

Even bad books are books and therefore sacred. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: An entire gullible nation believed faithfully in Santa

An entire gullible nation believed faithfully in Santa Claus. But Santa Claus was really the Gasman. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: my incessantly syllable-excreting mind

my incessantly syllable-excreting mind — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: No idea stays pure. Even the flowering of

No idea stays pure. Even the flowering of art isn't pure. And the sun has spots. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Once upon a time there was a musician

Once upon a time there was a musician who slew his four cats, stuffed them in a garbage can, left the building, and went to visit friends. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: How easily the routine of sin establishes itself.

How easily the routine of sin establishes itself. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: My pride in Joachim Mahlke was as sweet

My pride in Joachim Mahlke was as sweet as chocolate creams. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I expected more from literature than from real,

I expected more from literature than from real, naked life. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Who can deny that the environment has been

Who can deny that the environment has been destroyed? — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: On sorrow floats laughter.

On sorrow floats laughter. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I remain restless and dissatisfied; what I knot

I remain restless and dissatisfied; what I knot with my right hand, I undo with my left, what my left hand creates, my right fist shatters — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Translation is that which transforms everything so that

Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: One of the mistakes the Germans made ...

One of the mistakes the Germans made ... was that they were not brave enough to be afraid. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I've always been surrounded by children - never

I've always been surrounded by children - never bothered by their noise. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: We already have the statistics for the future:

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Stuffed cats are able to creep more convincingly

Stuffed cats are able to creep more convincingly than live ones. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Mahlke couldn't joke. He sometimes tried. But everything

Mahlke couldn't joke. He sometimes tried. But everything he did, touched or said, became solemn, significant, monumental; — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: Art is hard for a puritan to understand.

Art is hard for a puritan to understand. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: I have often supported Israel, I have often

I have often supported Israel, I have often visited the country and want the country to exist and at last find peace with its neighbours. — Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass Best Quotes By Gunter Grass: As a child I was a great liar.

As a child I was a great liar. Fortunately my mother liked my lies. I promised her marvelous things. — Gunter Grass