Quote by Yōko Tawada Download Open image ““Mold started to grow in my ears because no one ever spoke to me”” — Yōko Tawada ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Everything is ferns, leaf mold, the crackle of fire, and the hum of distant voices.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
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“What shouldn't be heard by little ears shouldn't be said by big mouths!” — Hermine B. Horman Copy Share Image
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“It was silent, but a silent that was so loud I wanted to cover my ears.” — Nicole Williams Copy Share Image
“Time could not be compared with any sort of food: nibble at it as greedily as you liked, there was never any less of… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“After the death of all living creatures, all our unfulfilled wishes and unspoken words will go on drifting in the stratosphere, they will combine… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“Some humans claim to be made in God's image - what an insult to God. There are, however, in the northern reaches of our… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“I think hunting used to be important for human survival. Thats no longer the case, but they can't stop. A human being, perhaps, is… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“IT isn't good to talk much about the weather - weather is a highly personal matter” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“I instantly recognized his true masculinity in the fact that he had no cavities.” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“At that moment, the thing Knut had been perceiving as "time" melted away. Because starting with this moment, he no longer had any time… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“I always feel myself being thrust back into loneliness when someone tells me it's cold on a hot day. It isn't good to talk… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“All the eyes flew away from me like mayflies, I couldn't catch a single one” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“minorities granted a crumb of political autonomy in exchange for providing an optical simulation of cultural diversity in their country of residence” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
“I was afraid of being annihilated on account of saying no: those who refuse to fulfill their duties lose their right to exist.” — Yoko Tawada Copy Share Image
“The concept of human rights had been invented by people who were thinking only of human beings” — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image