White paper Quote by Irmgard Keun

“And I know for a fact that those who "always have to tell the truth" are definitely lying (63)”

— Irmgard Keun

“But I could just as well turn into a Hulla--and if I became a star, I might actually be a worse person than a…

— Irmgard Keun

“But I say: "Tilli, sometimes women too are sensual and want only that one thing." And there's no difference. Because sometimes I only want…

— Irmgard Keun

“If a young woman from money marries an old man because of money and nothing else and makes love to him for hours and…

— Irmgard Keun

“I so want to give him my notebook--I want to be a real person--he should read my book--I work for him, I cook for…

— Irmgard Keun

“And that’s what’s important: how you react to someone while they’re sleeping and not exerting any influence over you.”

— Irmgard Keun

“The city isn't good and the city isn't happy and the city is sick," he says--"but you are good and I thank you for…

— Irmgard Keun

“I used to think you could help people only with money. Actually, you can’t really help anyone, but you can give them pleasure.”

— Irmgard Keun

“Father thou art in heaven, please make my inside so good and so fine that he can love me. I'm going to buy him…

— Irmgard Keun

“And they would laugh at me. The dress was all sticking out around me and it was dark green with a pattern of animals…

— Irmgard Keun

“And now I feel like crying, because I really do not understand, and I don't think I will when I'm older either. It was…

— Irmgard Keun

“And sometimes somebody is laughing--and that laugh is stuffing all of yesterday's and today's anger back into the mouth that it's oozing from.”

— Irmgard Keun