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Bernhard Schlink Quotes

Philosophy has forgotten about children Picture Quote #1

I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write Picture Quote #1

The more I suffer, the more I love Picture Quote #1

The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law? Picture Quote #1

Or is there no such thing as ‘too late’? Is there only ‘late’ and is ‘late’ always better than ‘never’? I don’t know Picture Quote #1

I certainly know German colleagues in the US who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become American citizens. But I’ve never tried that Picture Quote #1

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I can’t say I’m thankful about being German because I sometimes experience it as a huge burden. But it is an integral part of me and I wouldn’t want to escape it. I have accepted it Picture Quote #1

What I really like about law is that it’s not an endless discourse like history or philosophy. In law, there comes a point where problems have to be solved, and cases decided Picture Quote #1

As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn’t assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers Picture Quote #1

People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren’t and it is one of the experiences of life Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the memory of happiness cannot stay true because it ended unhappily Picture Quote #1

Now to escape involves not just running away, but arriving somewhere Picture Quote #1

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We make our own truths and lies... Truths are often lies and lies truths Picture Quote #1

The past has to be remembered, so that it’s never repeated Picture Quote #1

Why does what was beautiful shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? Picture Quote #1

When an airplane’s engines fail, it is not the end of the flight Picture Quote #1

Bravery is good when the cause is good Picture Quote #1

So I was still guilty. And if I was not guilty because one cannot be guilty of betraying a criminal, then I was guilty of having loved a criminal Picture Quote #1

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As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights Picture Quote #1

There’s this old saying that, if you aren’t particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you don’t want to become a teacher or pastor or doctor, and don’t know what else to do, then you become a lawyer. But I’ve never regretted it Picture Quote #1

As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn’t assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers Picture Quote #1

She was struggling, as she always had struggled, not to show what she could do but to hide what she couldn’t do. A life made up of advances that were actually frantic retreats and victories that were concealed defeats Picture Quote #1

Desires, memories, fears, passions form labyrinths in which we lose and find and then lose ourselves again Picture Quote #1

The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive. I understand this. Nonetheless, I sometimes find it hard to bear Picture Quote #1

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Is this what sadness is all about? Is it what comes over us when beautiful memories shatter in hindsight because the remembered happiness fed not just on actual circumstances but on a promise that was not kept? Picture Quote #1

People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren’t and it is one of the experiences of life Picture Quote #1

I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers Picture Quote #1

I’m not frightened. I’m not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love Picture Quote #1

It is hard for me to imagine that I felt good about behaving like that. I also remember that the smallest gesture of affection would bring a lump to my throat, whether it was directed at me or at someone else. Sometimes all it took was a scene in a movie. This juxtaposition of callousness and extreme sensitivity seemed suspicious even to me Picture Quote #1

I took all the blame. I admitted mistakes I hadn’t made, intentions I’d never had. Whenever she turned cold and hard, I begged her to be good to me again, to forgive me and love me. Sometimes I had the feeling that she hurt herself when she turned cold and rigid. As if what she was yearning for was the warmth of my apologies, protestations, and entreaties. Sometimes I thought she just bullied me. But either way, I had no choice Picture Quote #1

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Philosophy has forgotten about children (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write. (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) The more I suffer, the more I love (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law? (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Or is there no such thing as ‘too late’? Is there only ‘late’ and is ‘late’ always better than ‘never’? I don’t know (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I certainly know German colleagues in the US who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become American citizens. But I’ve never tried that (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I can’t say I’m thankful about being German because I sometimes experience it as a huge burden. But it is an integral part of me and I wouldn’t want to escape it. I have accepted it (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) What I really like about law is that it’s not an endless discourse like history or philosophy. In law, there comes a point where problems have to be solved, and cases decided. (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn’t assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers. (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren’t and it is one of the experiences of life. (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Sometimes the memory of happiness cannot stay true because it ended unhappily (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Now to escape involves not just running away, but arriving somewhere (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) We make our own truths and lies... Truths are often lies and lies truths (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) The past has to be remembered, so that it’s never repeated (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Why does what was beautiful shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) When an airplane’s engines fail, it is not the end of the flight (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Bravery is good when the cause is good (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) So I was still guilty. And if I was not guilty because one cannot be guilty of betraying a criminal, then I was guilty of having loved a criminal (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) There’s this old saying that, if you aren’t particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you don’t want to become a teacher or pastor or doctor, and don’t know what else to do, then you become a lawyer. But I’ve never regretted it (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn’t assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) She was struggling, as she always had struggled, not to show what she could do but to hide what she couldn’t do. A life made up of advances that were actually frantic retreats and victories that were concealed defeats (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Desires, memories, fears, passions form labyrinths in which we lose and find and then lose ourselves again (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive. I understand this. Nonetheless, I sometimes find it hard to bear (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) Is this what sadness is all about? Is it what comes over us when beautiful memories shatter in hindsight because the remembered happiness fed not just on actual circumstances but on a promise that was not kept? (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) People who commit monstrous crimes are not necessarily monsters. If they were, things would be easy. But they aren’t and it is one of the experiences of life (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I’m not frightened. I’m not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) It is hard for me to imagine that I felt good about behaving like that. I also remember that the smallest gesture of affection would bring a lump to my throat, whether it was directed at me or at someone else. Sometimes all it took was a scene in a movie. This juxtaposition of callousness and extreme sensitivity seemed suspicious even to me (Bernhard Schlink Quotes) I took all the blame. I admitted mistakes I hadn’t made, intentions I’d never had. Whenever she turned cold and hard, I begged her to be good to me again, to forgive me and love me. Sometimes I had the feeling that she hurt herself when she turned cold and rigid. As if what she was yearning for was the warmth of my apologies, protestations, and entreaties. Sometimes I thought she just bullied me. But either way, I had no choice (Bernhard Schlink Quotes)

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