In general, I agree with Jacob Grimm and feel that we ought to permit changes and uncontrolled growth in language. Even though that also allows potentially threatening new words to develop, language needs the chance to constantly renew itself. Gunter Grass agreechanceconstantly share on social
As a child I was a great liar. Fortunately my mother liked my lies. I promised her marvelous things. Gunter Grass childfortunatelygreat Change image and share on social
No idea stays pure. Even the flowering of art isn't pure. And the sun has spots. Gunter Grass artfloweridea Change image and share on social
Everybody 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 falliblefalsificationfragment share on social
Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early. Gunter Grass believeearlygrateful Change image and share on social
Often I had to imagine the things I needed. I learned very early to read amidst noise. And so I started writing and drawing at an early age. Gunter Grass ageamidstdraw Change image and share on social
I'm always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn. Gunter Grass astonishfantasyforest Change image and share on social
It is a wonderful thing in the process of writing when such paper characters are first sketched, and, when one is doing good work, from a certain point in time they come alive and start contradicting the author as well. Gunter Grass aliveauthorcharacter share on social
Prose, poetry, and drawings stand side by side in a very democratic way in my work. Gunter Grass democraticdrawingpoetry Change image and share on social
Even bad books are books and therefore sacred. Gunter Grass badbooksacred Change image and share on social
