"Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal……" — Elfriede Jelinek
"Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award."
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Elfriede Jelinek
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23 Quotes by Elfriede Jelinek
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As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child…
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Art and order, the relatives that refuse to relate.
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Sunday, the day for the language of leisure.
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Strictly speaking, there are no holidays for art; art pursues you everywhere, and that's just fine with the artist.
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I do not fight against men, but against the system that is sexist.
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It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease.
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My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language
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I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity
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I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could…
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I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead
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Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds
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I do not want to have the feeling of writing "for eternity," so to speak.
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More Award Quotes
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one of 326 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an…
— Kevin Bacon
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I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt…
— Erykah Badu
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An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.
— Javier Bardem
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The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any…
— Javier Bardem
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I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.
— Jack Benny
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The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.
— Jeff Bridges
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Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind…
— James Brown
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When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.
— Luke Bryan
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I think every artist wants to have that 'Grammy award winner' tag in front of their name.
— Jason Aldean
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Someone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool.
— Nicolas Cage
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Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up…
— Michael Caine
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Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this…
— Mariah Carey
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