Bernhard Schlink Quotes

As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.

Bernhard Schlink

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 6, 1944

Topics

HopeBookYouWillDirectorOut

A politician finds anything to do with racial problems far more frightening than a gun.

Jimmy Breslin

ProblemsGunMoreRacialAnything

Resilient people recognize that no matter how bad the circumstances are, their situation could always be worse. They don't allow themselves to exaggerate how terrible their problems are, and they don't run around predicting how much worse things are going to get. Instead, they view failure with an accurate perspective.

Amy Morin

FailurePerspectivePeopleProblems

There is nothing like visiting a facility to get a sense of how companies work.

Steve Jurvetson

WorkNothingSenseGetLikeHow

Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.

Rumi

GodAttentionYouEnvyWillMay

Goals transform a random walk into a chase.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

GoalsWalkRandomChaseTransform

Social distinctions tend to matter only at your own level and above.

Jonah Goldberg

MatterOwnSocialLevelAboveYour

I've been writing songs since my teens.

Debra Stephenson

WritingBeenSongsSinceTeens

I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean.

Christina Aguilera

AmericanNeverMeanIdolEpisode

I started cooking from watching my mom. My mother was a really, really great cook.

Coolio

MotherGreatCookingMomWatching

I started keeping track of my pet peeves and so far have counted over 160... but to pick one: muffins. They're imposters. They think they're breakfast food, but really, they are just terrible cupcakes.

Aubrey Peeples

FoodPetBreakfastThinkOverJust

Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way.

Paulo Coelho

CommunicationDayUniverseEvery Day

The stories I most love are about the benefits of being blown off course.

Tilda Swinton

LoveBeingOffBenefitsCourseMost

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