Kazuo Ishiguro * 1954 Nagasaki. Englischer Schriststeller – Autor Kazuo Ishiguro

"What I'm interested in is not the actual fact that my characters have done things they later regret. I'm interested in how they come to terms with it." Kazuo Ishiguro, Interview am 9. Oktober 1995

"It is sometimes said that butlers only truly exist in England. Other countries, whatever title is actually used, have only manservants. I tend to believe this is true. Continentals are unable to be butlers because they are as a breed incapable of the emotional restraint which only the English race are capable of." The Remains of the Day, S. 43

Julian Symons 1912 – 1994. Englischer Schriftsteller, Journalist, Essayist, Lyriker Rezension: The Colour of Murder

"Woman are always prepared to understand and forgive a lie if it is told for their sake." The Colour of Murder, S.45

"It's a free world, or so they tell me." Betty Prenton in: The Colour of Murder, S. 227 Wurde 1991 von der Popgruppe R.E.M. in "It's A Free World Baby" auf dem Album Out of Time verwendet; später auch B-Seite der Single "Drive".

   
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