"Sometimes I had the feeling that all of……" — Bernhard Schlink

Sometimes I had the feeling that all of us in his family… - Bernhard Schlink

"Sometimes I had the feeling that all of us in his family were like pets to him. The dog you take for a walk, the cat you play with and that curls up in your lap, purring, to be stroked - you can be fond of them, you can even need them to a certain extent, and nonetheless the whole thing - buying pet food, cleaning up the cat box, and trips to the vet - is really too much. Your life is elsewhere."

— Bernhard Schlink

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