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> [“She has no sense of direction — when she goes to the bathroom in a restaurant, you need to give her a compass.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/she-has-no-sense-of-direction-when-she-goes-to-the-bathroom-in-a/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

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## More by Irmgard Keun

> [“And I know for a fact that those who "always have to tell the truth" are definitely lying (63)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-i-know-for-a-fact-that-those-who-always-have-to-tell-the-truth/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“And I bought myself a thick black notebook and cut some doves out of white paper and stuck them on the cover, and now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-i-bought-myself-a-thick-black-notebook-and-cut-some-doves-out-of/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“But I could just as well turn into a Hulla--and if I became a star, I might actually be a worse person than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/but-i-could-just-as-well-turn-into-a-hulla-and-if-i-became-a-star-i/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“But I say: "Tilli, sometimes women too are sensual and want only that one thing." And there's no difference. Because sometimes I only want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/but-i-say-tilli-sometimes-women-too-are-sensual-and-want-only-that/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“If a young woman from money marries an old man because of money and nothing else and makes love to him for hours and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/if-a-young-woman-from-money-marries-an-old-man-because-of-money-and/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“I so want to give him my notebook--I want to be a real person--he should read my book--I work for him, I cook for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/i-so-want-to-give-him-my-notebook-i-want-to-be-a-real-person-he/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“And that’s what’s important: how you react to someone while they’re sleeping and not exerting any influence over you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-that-s-what-s-important-how-you-react-to-someone-while-they-re/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“The city isn't good and the city isn't happy and the city is sick," he says--"but you are good and I thank you for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/the-city-isn-t-good-and-the-city-isn-t-happy-and-the-city-is-sick-he/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“I used to think you could help people only with money. Actually, you can’t really help anyone, but you can give them pleasure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/i-used-to-think-you-could-help-people-only-with-money-actually-you/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“Father thou art in heaven, please make my inside so good and so fine that he can love me. I'm going to buy him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/father-thou-art-in-heaven-please-make-my-inside-so-good-and-so-fine/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“And they would laugh at me. The dress was all sticking out around me and it was dark green with a pattern of animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-they-would-laugh-at-me-the-dress-was-all-sticking-out-around-me/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“And now I feel like crying, because I really do not understand, and I don't think I will when I'm older either. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-now-i-feel-like-crying-because-i-really-do-not-understand-and-i/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“And sometimes somebody is laughing--and that laugh is stuffing all of yesterday's and today's anger back into the mouth that it's oozing from.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/and-sometimes-somebody-is-laughing-and-that-laugh-is-stuffing-all-of/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“She has no sense of direction — when she goes to the bathroom in a restaurant, you need to give her a compass.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/she-has-no-sense-of-direction-when-she-goes-to-the-bathroom-in-a/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

> [“Yes, there are stars," I lie and I give them to him--there are no stars--but there must be some behind the clouds and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irmgard-keun/yes-there-are-stars-i-lie-and-i-give-them-to-him-there-are-no-stars/)

[Irmgard Keun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irmgard-keun/)

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