The words of our childhood became strangers to us- we could… - Nicole Krauss

" "
The words of our childhood became strangers to us- we couldn't use them in the same way and so we chose not to use them at all. Life demanded a new language.

Nicole Krauss

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Nicole Krauss

Nicole Krauss (born August 18, 1974) is an American writer.

All quotes from Nicole Krauss Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Nicole Krauss:

Anna Quindlen Alexander Chee Alice Hoffman Karl Ove Knausgård Neil Gaiman

Additional quotes by Nicole Krauss

All novels are, in their way, an act of resistance, since they insist on the importance and uniqueness of the individual life, and refuse to give in to the mass generalities on which governments and economies depend.

These things were lost to oblivion like so much about so many who are born and die without anyone ever taking the time to write it all down.

Even after the only person whose opinion I cared about left on a boat for America, I continued to fill pages with her name.

The words of our childhood became strangers to us- we couldn't use them in the same way and so we chose not to use them at all. Life demanded a new l… - Nicole Krauss

About Nicole Krauss

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Nicole Krauss

Enhance Your Quote Experience