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Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

Sunday, the day for the language of leisure.

Sunday, the day for the language of leisure.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.67, Profile Books

Seek and you shall find the repulsive things you secretly hope to find.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.69, Profile Books

Love points the way. Desire is its ignorant advisor.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.277, Profile Books

Very few women wait for Mr. Right. Most women take the first and worst Mr. Wrong.

Elfriede Jelinek, Joachim Neugroschel (2009). “The Piano Teacher”, p.262, Grove Press

Art and order, the relatives that refuse to relate.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.83, Profile Books

Trust is fine, but control is better.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.10, Profile Books

After all, when you take a walk you're after solitude, and if the solitude won't come to you, you must go to it.

Elfriede Jelinek, Michael Hulse (1990). “Wonderful, Wonderful Times”, p.224, Profile Books

Vice is basically the love of failure.

Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.118, Profile Books