--- title: "1 Characters Mind Quotes By Herman Koch" description: "1 Characters Mind quotes by Herman Koch. Plus more from Herman Koch and more Characters Mind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/herman-koch-7856_books_movie-or-no-you-should-never-put-picture_2830558.jpg" --- > [“Movie or no, you should never put pictures of the book’s characters on the cover. That only cramps the reader’s fantasy. You force him to keep seeing the faces of the actors in the movie. For someone who has seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/movie-or-no-you-should-never-put-pictures-of-the-book-s-characters-on/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/herman-koch-7856_books_movie-or-no-you-should-never-put-picture_2830558.jpg) ## More by Herman Koch > [“We looked at each other. At that moment, I was also a hundred percent sure that Van Dieren and I were thinking the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/we-looked-at-each-other-at-that-moment-i-was-also-a-hundred-percent/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [The stupid woman is the one who thinks she doesn’t need any help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/the-stupid-woman-is-the-one-who-thinks-she-doesn-t-need-any-help/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“Christ, what an asshole!" Babette said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/christ-what-an-asshole-babette-said/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“Some people might say it's not smart to be so insecure about what you wear. But that's not how I see it. The stupid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/some-people-might-say-it-s-not-smart-to-be-so-insecure-about-what-you/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“… when Michel came home from school, for example, and everything was as it should be. My own voice, above all, asking him what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/when-michel-came-home-from-school-for-example-and-everything-was-as/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“They all had to do something: they had to make a start in life; they had to go through life. Even though a single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/they-all-had-to-do-something-they-had-to-make-a-start-in-life-they/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [In one way or another, every parent is curious what their children... what are they doing when we don't see?... What double lives are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/in-one-way-or-another-every-parent-is-curious-what-their-children/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“Life as a widow, she thinks, will always be like this. The friends will go on proposing toasts for months (for years!). To her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/life-as-a-widow-she-thinks-will-always-be-like-this-the-friends-will/) [Herman koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“Er was een dokter in de zaal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/er-was-een-dokter-in-de-zaal/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“The smile remained suspended on her face, but it was as though it had been disconnected from the emotion behind it – if there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/the-smile-remained-suspended-on-her-face-but-it-was-as-though-it-had/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“I let go of the pump as well now. I registered a sense of fatigue. And regret. It was the same fatigue and regret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/i-let-go-of-the-pump-as-well-now-i-registered-a-sense-of-fatigue-and/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“Is it life threatening?” they asked. They said it slightly sotto voce, but you could hear the thirst for sensation right through it: when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/is-it-life-threatening-they-asked-they-said-it-slightly-sotto-voce/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“happiness needs nothing but itself, it doesn’t have to be validated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/happiness-needs-nothing-but-itself-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-validated/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [Around here, we're as happy as God in France.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/around-here-we-re-as-happy-as-god-in-france/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) > [“...het was van dat weer dat je niet weet of het al avond wordt of dat de dag nog moet beginnen...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-koch/het-was-van-dat-weer-dat-je-niet-weet-of-het-al-avond-wordt-of-dat-de/) [Herman Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-koch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/characters-mind/herman-koch/#itemlist", "name": "1 Characters Mind Quotes By Herman Koch", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Movie or no, you should never put pictures of the book’s characters on the cover. 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