"I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment."

-- Lisel Mueller

#War Quotes #Grandparent Quotes #Culture Quotes

“The coffee shop is a great New York institution, but it has terrible coffee. And the more traditional coffee shops are trying to catch up with more sophisticated coffee drinkers.”
“Canon is basically a very aggressive company. Our company works on competitive principles. It does not treat people equally, but it does treat them fairly.”
“You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.”
“Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.”

Source : Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkdeath”, p.217, Chicken House
“I don't want to flee, nor do I want to abandon the battle of these farmers who live without any protection in the forest. They have the sacrosanct right to aspire to a better life on land where they can live and work with dignity while respecting the environment.”
“Despite what you hear and say there will always be that one voice that will always be true to you.”
“Disney made a fortune out of inventing the businessman's idea of the imaginary as the contradictory of the businessman's idea of the real.”
“I started understanding William Blake and George Orwell more and more. It's amazing how we go to school when we're so young, read all of these books, just trying to memorize them. When you start to live, you don't have to memorize anything.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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