Quote by Bram Stoker

“Me and Schopenhauer. Sometimes being German seems to come with some serious disadvantages.”

— Philip Kerr

“it was borne in upon me that I was standing in the awful presence of the Mother of the German Language.”

— Mark Twain

“And I did not speak German well; I found the language harsh and guttural, my ear simply couldn’t find it pleasing, and so my…

— Melanie Benjamin

“It is hard to make sense of something without a little part of that something rubbing off on you.”

— Merlin Sheldrake

“though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest.”

— Various

“Jamie,” I said, suddenly thinking of something, “do you speak German?” “Eh? Oh, aye,”

— Diana Gabaldon

“It’s a useful way to see what’s there. A lot of times, it isn’t much.”

— Cheryl Strayed

“This scene is not really useful, and on top of that I practically made it up. I don't think I'm going to keep it.”

— Laurent Binet

“Some German words are so long that they have a perspective.”

— Mark Twain

“I picked up a new language a few months ago. It was just laying on the ground, dirty, so I scooped it up and…

— Jarod Kintz

“When you master a language, you are given the key to a castle. What you’ll find inside depends on you.”

— Elif Shafak

“but you had a point about language. When you get right down to it, it’s a work-around. Like trying to describe dreams with smoke…

— Peter Watts