“There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.” NeedsDoeLying Author:Bernhard Schlink
“Sometimes I had the feeling that all of us in his family were like pets to him. The dog you take for a walk, the cat you play with and that curls up in your lap, purring, to be stroked - you can be fond of them, you can even need them to a certain extent, and nonetheless the whole thing - buying pet food, cleaning up the cat box, and trips to the vet - is really too much. Your life is elsewhere.” NeedsSometimesPlayWholeFeelingsLife IsCertainWalksToo MuchDogCatBoxesBuyingPetElsewhereCleaningLapCurlsVetsCleaning UpPurringPet Food Book:The Reader Source: The Reader
“I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love.” NeedsLooksSoulBeautifulSufferingHeavenOne ThingDangerReaderAngelIncreaseForgivingVicesFrightenedNeed You Author:Bernhard Schlink
“As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn't assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers.” NeedsFeelsYearsI CanLawVoiceResponsibilityHeardSpecialJudgingCitizensRaisesCourtConstitutional LawLaw Courts Author:Bernhard Schlink
