"What makes books - and with them writers - so dangerous that church and state, politburos and the mass media feel the need to oppose them?"

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Gunter Grass

#Book Quotes #Media Quotes #Church Quotes

“I don't drink water. Have you seen the way it rusts pipes?”
“I need to do a concert to celebrate David Bowie's electronic music. And in so doing, I'm not taking a step back, I'm taking a step forward and presenting it in its entirety so people can understand this type of visionary.”

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“It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.”
“Wait, Saturday night?" The ladder-backed chair creaked and I looked up as he leaned forward to eye me in growing suspicion. "I thought you stayed home." I shrugged and raised one eyebrow at him. "I thought I was human.”
“I think that if you go through life and no one hates you, then that means you're not good at anything”
“Journalists should be people in whom there is at least a flicker of hope.”
“I've got more clothes than my wife.”
“I collect books - a lot of books.”

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