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Just keep following my tears, and the brook will take you in.

— Elfriede Jelinek The Piano Teacher (1988)

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Nothing is natural, yet everything is as it is by nature.

Wonderful, Wonderful Times (1990)

I don’t know if it’s enough for a whole life, a man wants to enjoy many women, a man is different.

Women As Lovers (1994)

Intellectuals will still go on emphasizing free will even when they’ve got nothing left to eat.

Wonderful, Wonderful Times (1990)

First the masters died, now their music is dying, because people only want to listen to pop, rock, and punk.

The Piano Teacher (1988)

Happiness happens by chance, and is not a law or the logical consequences of actions.

Women As Lovers (1994)

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