Daniel Kehlmann quotes

English is much drier. You can get away with a lot less. Pathos, lyricism, these are things you have to tone down if you want the English version of the book to work. (Daniel Kehlmann)

I wanted to write a book that would leave open many riddles and mysteries, even to me. Of course in some cases I do know the answers, but in many others I don't know and don't want to know.

Daniel Kehlmann

People who have experienced nothing love to tell stories while people who have experienced a great deal suddenly have no stories to tell at all.

Daniel Kehlmann

I'm trying to exploit the bestseller, in a way, but not in the sense of repeating the formula. It's just that the bestseller did so well economically that now I'm freer to do what I want to do, or to try out what I want to try out.

Daniel Kehlmann

Daniel Kehlmann

Occupation: Author
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