The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.


Michael Hulse and Philip Boehm translation, Picador 2002, p. 81 - The Appointment (1997)

Herta Müller Quotes

The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.

The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.

The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.

The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.