Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper. — Gunter Grass
Everybody knows how fallible memory can sometimes be. You remember certain fragments precisely — Gunter Grass
As a child I was a great liar. Fortunately my mother liked my lies. I promised her marvelous things. — Gunter Grass
I catch myself judging myself as that 13-year-old boy, who, of course, rightfully points — Gunter Grass
I belonged to the generation that grew up under national socialism, and was blinded and led — Gunter Grass
Everyone is born into a certain era. I wouldn’t want to see anyone faced with the circumstances — Gunter Grass
I did not volunteer for the waffen ss, but was, as were thousands of my year group, conscripted. — Gunter Grass
I think it’s a shame that we have ‘bild’ like you have the ‘sun’. Now serious newspapers — Gunter Grass
I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it’s especially egregious when citizens like me — Gunter Grass
I have often supported israel, I have often visited the country and want the country to — Gunter Grass
I have found that words that are loaded with pathos and create a seductive euphoria are apt to promote nonsense. — Gunter Grass
Lies that do not hurt, which are different from lies that protect oneself or hurt another person. — Gunter Grass