Siegfried Lenz quotes

Siegfried Lenz was a renowned German writer, celebrated for his novels, short stories, and essays. His works often explore themes of morality, memory, and Germany's history in the twentieth century. He became one of the most influential postwar literary voices in Germany. Here are 5 of his quotes:

One never comes into embarrassment, if one is ready to balance. To ask oneself never in embarrassment, what have you in these decades made. (Siegfried Lenz)

I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.

Siegfried Lenz

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts, I start to look for characters capable of representing it.

Siegfried Lenz

Sometimes, it is precisely when you discover that you are living very happily that you suddenly find yourself in danger. To be happy means to discover that you are exposed to being hurt.

Siegfried Lenz

I sit in my room at my desk, looking out the window to the yard and waiting for a plot to come to me, to rise slowly in my mind.

Siegfried Lenz

Siegfried Lenz

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Occupation: German Writer
Born: March 17, 1926
Died: October 7, 2014
Quotes count: 5

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