"My flesh was burning where the skin was……" — Herta Muller
"My flesh was burning where the skin was scraped off my knees, and I was afraid that I couldn't be alive anymore with so much pain, and at the same time I knew I was alive because it hurt. I was afraid that death would find its way into me through this open knee and I quickly covered my knee with my hands."
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Herta Muller
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18 Quotes by Herta Muller
Herta Muller has 18 quotes on this site.
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In this county, we had to walk, eat, sleep and love in fear.
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Only the demented would not have raised their hands in the great hall. They had exchanged fear for insanity".
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Once upon a time they had some bad luck, and they blame everything on that.
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I have packed myself into silence so deeply and for so long that I can never unpack myself using words.…
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I'm always telling myself I don't have many feelings. Even when something does affect me I'm only moderately moved. I…
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When we don't speak, said Edgar, we become unbearable, and when we do, we make fools of ourselves.
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If only the right person would have to leave, everyone else would be able to stay in the country.
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