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Die Klavierspielerin

by Elfriede Jelinek

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"'Die Mutter sagt, jetzt stirbt sie bald endgültig, der Wille ist da, und das Herz ist schon schwach. Die Tochter empfiehlt der Mutter, nicht so zu übertreiben! Sie ist schon abgestumpft von den beständigen Todesklagen. Die Mutter will jetzt zu weinen beginnen, was sie zur Siegerin durch K.o. in der dritten Runde, schlimmstenfalls zur Siegerin durch Abbruch machte.' p.186-187" — 17 hours, 30 min ago

Mar 14, 2026 01:38PM

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Wir töten Stella / Das fünfte Jahr

by Marlen Haushofer

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""Großmutter, warum schläfst du nicht?"
"Ich denke an früher."
Dieses "Früher" war eine Macht, an die man nicht herankommen konnte. Marili beschloß zu schweigen und schmiegte sich eng an die Schulter der Großmutter.' Das fünfte Jahr p.93" — Mar 13, 2026 01:28PM

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“Les enfants absorbent notre vie, et la désagrègent. Les enfants nous entraînent au désastre, c’est une loi.”
― Yasmina Reza, Le Dieu Du Carnage (French Edition) by Yasmina Reza

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“Moi je dis, le couple, la plus terrible épreuve que Dieu puisse nous infliger.”
― Yasmina Reza, Le Dieu Du Carnage (French Edition) by Yasmina Reza

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“Olmo Panero a traversé les Pyrénées pour nous dire que les mots étaient des parenthèses de silence.”
― Yasmina Reza, Une pièce espagnole

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“Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming?”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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