Carson McCullers Berühmte Zitate
„Der Tod bleibt immer gleich, doch jeder Mensch stirbt seinen eigenen Tod.“
Uhr ohne Zeiger. Deutsch von Elisabeth Schnack (1899-1972), Diogenes Zürich 1963. Erster Satz des Romans.
Original englisch: "Death is always the same, but each man dies in his own way." - Clock Without Hands. Novel. Houghton Mifflin 1961. Erster Satz des Romans. books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=w05jljwvk_UC&pg=PT6
„Eine Garnison in Friedenszeiten ist ein langweiliger Ort.“
Spiegelbild im goldenen Auge (ursprünglich 1958: Der Soldat und die Lady). Deutsch von Richard Möring (1894-1974). Diogenes 2013, S.7 books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=JuhsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT5.
Original englisch: "An army post in peacetime is a dull place." - Reflections in a Golden Eye. Novel (1941). Der erste Satz des Romans. books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=4UK4N31nMzAC&q=peacetime
„Solange ich glücklich war, war ich ein ganz guter Mensch.“
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
Carson McCullers: Zitate auf Englisch
Quelle: The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
Quelle: The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
“The thinking mind is best controlled by the imagination.”
Quelle: Illumination and Night Glare: The Unfinished Autobiography of Carson McCullers
“There was hope in him, and soon perhaps the outline of his journey would take form.”
Quelle: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Quelle: The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
“It was better to be in a jail where you could bang the walls than in a jail you could not see.”
Quelle: The Member of the Wedding
“The value and quality of any love is determined solely by the lover himself.”
Quelle: The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
