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> [Most people put their childhood away as if it was an old hat. They forget it as if it was a phone number that does not apply anymore. They think about their life as if it was a salami which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/most-people-put-their-childhood-away-as-if-it-was-an-old-hat-they/)

[Erich Kastner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

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## More by Erich Kästner

> [ “\[In Berlin\] wird getauscht. Wer haben will, muß hingeben, was er hat.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/in-berlin-wird-getauscht-wer-haben-will-mu-hingeben-was-er-hat/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“Lisa had confessed and Mommy had forgiven her. It had been a long, complicated confession, followed by a brief absolution for all the sins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/lisa-had-confessed-and-mommy-had-forgiven-her-it-had-been-a-long/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“E simplu sa iei viața in serios. Și e dificil să iei viața in glumă.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/e-simplu-sa-iei-via-a-in-serios-i-e-dificil-s-iei-via-a-in-glum/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“Einsam bist du sehr alleine - und am schlimmsten ist die Einsamkeit zu zweit. (in: Kleines Solo)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/einsam-bist-du-sehr-alleine-und-am-schlimmsten-ist-die-einsamkeit-zu/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“You can build something beautiful from stones that are put in your way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/you-can-build-something-beautiful-from-stones-that-are-put-in-your-way/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“Alles, was gigantische Formen annimmt, kann imponieren, auch die Dummheit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/alles-was-gigantische-formen-annimmt-kann-imponieren-auch-die-dummheit/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“Manches, was man als Kind erlebt hat, erhält seinen Sinn erst nach vielen Jahren. Und vieles, was uns später geschieht, bliebe ohne die Erinnerung…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/manches-was-man-als-kind-erlebt-hat-erh-lt-seinen-sinn-erst-nach/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [“Erst wenn die Mutigen klug und die Klugen mutig geworden sind, wird das zu spüren sein, was irrtümlicherweise schon oft festgestellt wurde: ein Fortschritt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/erst-wenn-die-mutigen-klug-und-die-klugen-mutig-geworden-sind-wird/)

[Erich Kästner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [The only people who attain power are those who crave it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/the-only-people-who-attain-power-are-those-who-crave-it/)

[Erich Kastner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

> [Most people put their childhood away as if it was an old hat. They forget it as if it was a phone number that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-k-stner/most-people-put-their-childhood-away-as-if-it-was-an-old-hat-they/)

[Erich Kastner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-k-stner/)

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