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“ Jesus sleeps on the cross by the church door. When he wakes up, he'll be old. The air in the village will be brighter than his naked skin. ”

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At a time I used to think that in a world without guards people would walk differently from the way we do in our country. Where people are allowed to think and write differently, I thought, they will also walk differently.

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Herta Müller Dictatorship Fear Freedom Totalitarianism

Boredom is fear's patience. Fear doesn't want to exaggerate. Only on occasion--and fear considers this very important--does it want to know how things stand with me.

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Herta Müller Boredom Fear

Today the grass listens when I speak of love. It seems to me that this word isn't honest even with itself.

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Herta Müller Friendship Honesty Love

How do you have to live, I wondered, to be in harmony with what you honestly think?

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Herta Müller Belief Harmony Honesty Integrity Life Sincerity