Jan Gerd

“Brennan studierte Deutsch auf dem College und lernte Jiddisch bei einem aufgeblasenen alten Deutschen am institut. Daher spricht er, so bemerkte einmal jemand, "wie ein Wurstrezept mit Fußnoten".”
― Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen's Union

“So I began to think maybe it was true that when you were married and had children it was like being brainwashed, and afterward you went about as numb as a slave in a totalitarian state.”
― sylvia plath, The Bell Jar

“Humans are always slightly lost. It's a basic characteristic.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“I admit to not being an aficionado of children, having been one and having found my cohort and myself generally despicable. Unlike many, I was not intent on reproducing myself, deliberately or accidentally, since one of myself was more than enough for me to handle.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer