W. G. Sebald Quotes

Until I was 16 or 17, I had heard practically nothing about the history that preceded 1945. Only when we were 17 were we confronted with a documentary film of the opening of the Belsen camp.

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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I grew up in a working class neighborhood in Sweden, which, during my teens, gentrified and is now completely middle class and even upper middle class.

Joel Kinnaman

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The problem is that television executives have got it into their heads that if one presenter on a show is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed heterosexual boy, the other must be a black Muslim lesbian.

Jeremy Clarkson

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The advancement of coal research will benefit Wyoming, its people, and the coal industry. I fully support it.

Matt Mead

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You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity.

Amy Landecker

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I told my team, 'I don't want to go out for Asian roles anymore.'

Ross Butler

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A lot of the big stars of today got their beginnings and their first network and national exposure from 'Hee Haw.'

Roy Clark

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The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season.

Martin Van Buren

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As a model, I travel non-stop.

Jasmine Guinness

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Nothing scares me about marriage.

Divyanka Tripathi

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I hope the EPA will listen to the many votes over the years in Congress opposing cap-and-trade and rescind that proposed rule.

Chris Gibson

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You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Prince Charles has his foibles, but he is not a crook, not a bully, and not a hypocrite.

Penny Junor

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