Author: Bernhard Schlink

Quotes

As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.

As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.

- Bernhard Schlink

I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write.

I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write.

- Bernhard Schlink

What I really like about law is that it's not an endless discourse like history or philosophy. In law, there comes a point where problems have to be solved, and cases decided.

What I really like about law is that it's not an endless discourse like history or philosophy. In law, there comes a point where problems have to be solved, and cases decided.

- Bernhard Schlink

As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.

As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.

- Bernhard Schlink

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