Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early.
Gunter GrassIt's dangerous to watch staggering butterflies. They have a plan but it has no meaning.
Gunter GrassIf I were asked to think up a new name for temptation, I should recommend the word 'doorknob', because what are these protuberances put on doors for if not to tempt us.
Gunter GrassEverybody knows how fallible memory can sometimes be. You remember certain fragments precisely, but as soon as you try to join the fragments together, for a story, there is a certain - not falsification, but a shifting.
Gunter Grass