Herta Muller Quotes

If, in the very first pages, I'm forced to read gratuitous phrases or banal metaphors, I won't be able to get inside the story. Only if the sentences 'sparkle' can I get hooked.

Herta Muller

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: August 17, 1953

Topics

SparkleStoryInsideFirstGetAble

I think a good relationship is about collaboration.

Jennifer Aniston

GoodRelationshipCollaborationThink

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

Andre Rieu

TimeBelieveGeniusAdmireI Believe

The funny thing is most people don't approach me because they are scared, and that's fine, I want to keep it that way. But the thing is if you're not scared or get over it you learn that sometimes what you're scared of is really what you shouldn't be scared of.

Rutger Hauer

FunnyPeopleMeLearnYouSometimes

What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.

Mason Cooley

AppearanceBehindLiesAnother

As Governor, I will direct my Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to distribute federal taxpayer dollars from that department to Planned Parenthood clinics.

Matt Bevin

FamilyHealthWillPlannedDirect

Liberals should not overplay this weapons of mass destruction card, because you want me to tell you the truth? Most of us are not going to care if they don't find these weapons of mass destruction. It's enough for a lot of us to see those kids smiling on that street again.

Dennis Miller

TruthMeCareEnoughSmilingYou

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

Desmond Tutu

FreedomPeaceSupportPeopleWorld

Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas.

Brian Selznick

IdeasStoryBigIdeaMillionOnce

I'm not one of these anti-TV people.

Alissa Quart

People

How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation?

Paulo Freire

DividedOppressedLiberationHow

You cannot have a relationship with someone you can't trust.

Sheri L. Dew

RelationshipTrustSomeoneYou

Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on.

Sean Astin

TimeParentsFamousUnderstandGoing

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