Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

W. G. Sebald Quotes

Unlike Conrad or Nabokov, I didn't have circumstances which would have coerced me out of my native tongue altogether.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Tongue Circumstances Out Would

My only advantage as a reporter is that I am so physically small, so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate that people tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests.

Best I Am People Small Forget Only

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

Love Letters More Kisses Than Souls

I never turn on the crowd. Sometimes, you think it's a terrible show, and then afterward, sometimes people say they really liked it. So turning on the crowd is only going to alienate the few people who might like it. What do I do in that situation? Get through it.

People Think You Situation Sometimes

He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi loved it. He paid me a huge compliment when he told me that he was thinking of doing something similar himself!

Me Song Thinking Loved Doing Play

If we didn't have genetic mutations, we wouldn't have us. You need error to open the door to the adjacent possible.

Door You Possible Need Open Error

We're not going to let some unelected bureaucrats in Washington stop us from moving forward with our agenda, but at the end of the day, CBO is not the Holy Grail.

Day Moving Forward Moving Forward Us

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Sholom Aleichem

Nature Gossip Telephone

When we started Angels & Airwaves, we wanted to produce our art on different mediums, but the film was an ambitious one because we actually didn't go into it thinking we could make a big feature film.

Art Thinking Go Angels Big Started

Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough. Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes.

Good Alone Beautiful Great Musicians

Every linguistic sign is located on two axes: the axis of simultaneity and that of succession.

Two Sign Succession Linguistic Every

My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it.

Work Good Time Food Money Good Food

I think 'Tattoo's a song that can go so many different ways. Some people think of it as a break-up song, but, for me, it's about somebody who comes into your life and really touches you - be they a friend, a family member or someone you're in a relationship with.

Life Family Friend Relationship Song

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by W. G. Sebald