Franz Wisner > Quotes

“Czech Republics worst pick up line: What's a nice place like this doing around a women like you? ”
― Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love: . . . And What It Taught a Jilted Groom

“Surrender. That's an interesting term. We tend to see all forms of surrender as negative--war, sports, highway on-ramps. You'd never hear us describing a relationship as a type of surrender. But maybe we should. Is it wrong to cede the solo to the duet. Surrender doesn't mean you lose, only that you no longer wish to fight.”
― Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love: . . . And What It Taught a Jilted Groom

“How long's your vacation?"
A year. Maybe longer."
A year? What did you do? Win the lottery?"
Most americans we met on the road, or at least the ones without nose rings, had a hard time fathoming the idea of a year's travel. Australians and Germans would nod in "of course" approval. Our country men would fixate on language barriers or some hideous tropical disease. They'd talk about the nightmare scenario - a Third World appendectomy and not being able to tell the doctor to use clean needles.”
― Franz Wisner, Honeymoon with My Brother

“Watching it all, I had a panic attack.
Holy shit! Most of the Thirld World sees America through the actions of backpackers. They're our diplomats in places like this. Our grungy kissingers. These folks must think we're all drawstring pant-wearing, Hacky-Sacking, white Rasta freaks. We're doomed.”
― Franz Wisner, Honeymoon with My Brother

“...I just don't think we could ever get our heads around the concept of learning to love a stranger". But you already do, the Indians replied. You didn't choose your siblings, and yet you learned to love them. Your parents shoved you in a room and said, "Get along". And you did. You found the good in each other. You discovered that the more respect, caring, and altruism you added to the relationship, the stronger it grew.”
― Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love: . . . And What It Taught a Jilted Groom

“...Accept the differences, because they are superficial..Concentrate on the goodness in the other, rather than the difference". Yes. I knew that sounded simple, but I realized how seldom it's said. We divide ourselves in every waking moment. Blond or brunette. Blue states or red. Then we define ourselves by the divides. We do the same with love.”
― Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love: . . . And What It Taught a Jilted Groom

“Concentrate on the goodness in the other, rather than the difference.”
― Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love: . . . And What It Taught a Jilted Groom

“Fresh start. Day two, socks around my ankles, way down, two Maori boys approached me before I could get to my desk. Probelm solved. That day and in the many enjoyable ones that followed, my classmates asked me dozen of questions about America, while detailing essential subjects for a New Zealand boy in 1976, including lollies, meat pies and chips, cricket and rugby, ABBA and Tintin comic books, and why their relatives with tattoos on their face did that funy dance while sticking out their tounges.”
― Franz Wisner, Honeymoon with My Brother

“Orang-orang yang hidup kekurangan sering kali justru membuka pintu lebar-lebar untuk kita.”
― Franz Wisner, Honeymoon with My Brother