W. G. Sebald Quotes

Going home is not necessarily a wonderful experience. It always comes with a sense of loss and makes you so conscious of the inexorable passage of time.

W. G. Sebald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 18, 1944 - December 14, 2001

Topics

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My father was a chef but hadn't owned his own business. I didn't like that. In my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to be in business.

Andrew Cherng

FatherBusinessHeartChefOwnKnew

I can't put this delicately - everyone goes to their high school reunion wanting to see who they 'beat.'

Megyn Price

SchoolHigh SchoolReunionSeeHigh

I have a treasure trove of Baker memories, all of which reinforce my sense of Howard Baker as one of the most decent people with whom I have worked. While I was simply a young staffer, he never treated me or my colleagues as anything else but equals.

John Yarmuth

MemoriesPeopleMeColleaguesYoung

I struggle off the tee. If I can hit my driver straight, then I'm usually playing well.

Stephen Curry

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I want to be on 'SmackDown' because it has AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and John Cena - a lot of dream matches I can do.

Shinsuke Nakamura

DreamI CanWantBecauseLotStyles

I really love theatre, as that is where I started out.

Tom Wlaschiha

LoveTheatreOutWhereStarted

I have never seen a script that hasn't gone through at least eight different iterations before they even begin filming, and frequently what is filmed is not what's in the script, because things change on the ground. An actor can't say a particular line. An actor will have a brainstorm and ad lib something utterly brilliant.

Diana Gabaldon

ChangeSayActorBrilliantNever

I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person.

Dawn Steel

StressBetterPersonReactDays

'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day.

Christiane Amanpour

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I'm not that smart, and I don't read things.

Brian Posehn

SmartThingsRead

I can tell you with authority that when I'm exhausted, when I'm running on empty, I'm the worst version of myself.

Arianna Huffington

MyselfYouI CanAuthorityWorst

My parents never went to college. My dad started as an hourly worker.

Anthony Scaramucci

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