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. View quote
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. View quote
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. View quote
Daniel Kehlmann