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Irmgard Keun

(1905–1982) Writer

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Irmgard Keun was a writer.

Quick Facts About Irmgard Keun

Born: February 6, 1905
Died: May 5, 1982
Profession: Writer

About Irmgard Keun

[Wikidata] German writer (1905-1982)... | [Wikipedia] Irmgard Keun was a German novelist. Noted for her portrayals of the life of women, she is described as "often reduced to the bold sexuality of her writing, [yet] a significant author of the late Weimar period and die Neue Sachlichkeit." She was born into an affluent family and was given the autonomy

Quotes by Irmgard Keun

“And I know for a fact that those who "always have to tell the truth" are definitely lying (63)”

Lying

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“And I bought myself a thick black notebook and cut some doves out of white paper and stuck them on the cover,…

White paper

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“But I could just as well turn into a Hulla--and if I became a star, I might actually be a worse person…

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“But I say: "Tilli, sometimes women too are sensual and want only that one thing." And there's no difference. Because sometimes I…

Morning

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“If a young woman from money marries an old man because of money and nothing else and makes love to him for…

Decent woman

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“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…

Books

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“And that’s what’s important: how you react to someone while they’re sleeping and not exerting any influence over you.”

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“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…

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“I used to think you could help people only with money. Actually, you can’t really help anyone, but you can give them…

Help people

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“Father thou art in heaven, please make my inside so good and so fine that he can love me. I'm going to…

Art

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“And they would laugh at me. The dress was all sticking out around me and it was dark green with a pattern…

Laughter

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“And now I feel like crying, because I really do not understand, and I don't think I will when I'm older either.…

Right way

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“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…

Anger

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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.”

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“Yes, there are stars," I lie and I give them to him--there are no stars--but there must be some behind the clouds…

Love Stars

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“All the people are in a hurry--and sometimes they look pale under those lights, then the girls' dresses look like they're not…

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“We went to the movies together. It was a movie about girls in uniforms. They were high-class girls, but they had the…

Movie

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“And it was then that I knew what it means to be lucky--lucky to have met a person during those three minutes…

Ordinary person

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