“...envy is the one deadly sin that no American can ever admit to...” — Michael Gruber Jealousy Copy Share Image
But there's the paradox of fiction - why do you cry when a fake character dies? It's the basis of art. You… — Michael Gruber About Copy Share Image
But it turns out that people who are grounded and secure don't change much under stress. That's what being grounded means. — Michael Gruber Don't change Copy Share Image
“It is an animus, she decides, the representation of the Logos in the female, as the anima is the representation of Eros… — Michael Gruber Animus Copy Share Image
“You look at us and you see oppression; we see stability and harmony. You see corruption; we see ties of family, friendship,… — Michael Gruber Family Copy Share Image
The problem with evil people is that they can see only evil in others. It is one of the worst curses of… — Michael Gruber Curse Copy Share Image
“Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives?” — Michael Gruber Books Copy Share Image
“Thus, although life is by and large unthrilling, when we do find ourselves in the sort of situation upon which thrillers dote… — Michael Gruber Life Copy Share Image
“Farid, you are keeping a hawk; don't expect her to lay eggs like a chicken.” — Michael Gruber Expectations Copy Share Image
“They talk about adrenaline, but Marder knew it was much more than adrenaline; it was a mystical cocktail that comes only from… — Michael Gruber Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself. — Michael Gruber Childhood Copy Share Image
“There are three kind of history. The first is what really happened and that is forever lost. The second is what most… — Michael Gruber History Copy Share Image
'The Book of Air and Shadows' was born during a conference with an intellectual property lawyer on a particular afternoon in November… — Michael Gruber Afternoon Copy Share Image
“When I got to the States and started going to an American high school, which I did for an extremely short time,… — Michael Gruber High school Copy Share Image
“Yes, well, irony is no protection when you can feel the breeze from his scythe on your skin and hear the rustle… — Michael Gruber Copy Share Image
“Well, we start with this outrageous idea that the ground of being, existence itself, is a person, and that this person is… — Michael Gruber Life Copy Share Image
“In my country, politics is tragic, and all our great politicians have been tragic figures, either saints or demons. You, clearly, are… — Michael Gruber Human condition Copy Share Image
“Don’t you see you are a corpse too after what was done to you and the true life is waiting for you… — Michael Gruber Life Copy Share Image
“He said there are three kinds of history. The first is what really happened, and that is lost forever. The second is… — Michael Gruber History Copy Share Image
Professors go batty too, perhaps more often than other people, although owing to their profession, their madness is less often remarked. — Michael Gruber Madness Copy Share Image
It's part of what we call the Shadow, all the dark parts of us we can't face. It's the thing that, if… — Michael Gruber Dark Copy Share Image
“That’s remarkable too, she thought; whenever we make a noble statement it sounds false in our ears.” — Michael Gruber Copy Share Image
“Amor fati. Love your fate. A friend of mine used to say that. The secret of happiness.” — Michael Gruber Amor fati Copy Share Image
“There are life events that can destroy the personality, which is a lot more fragile than most people imagine, constructed as it… — Michael Gruber Dreams Copy Share Image
