Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts, I start to look for characters capable of representing it. — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
One never comes into embarrassment, if one is ready to balance. To ask oneself never in embarrassment, what have you in these decades made. — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand… — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
Sometimes, it is precisely when you discover that you are living very happily that you suddenly find yourself in danger. To be happy means… — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my… — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
I sit in my room at my desk, looking out the window to the yard and waiting for a plot to come to me,… — Siegfried Lenz Copy Share Image
