Onna Keizu on Faust: “"If I studied as hard as I could, how many years would it take before I could read something like Goethe's famous Faust, or Schiller's Wilhelm Tell... was that the name?" "You'll soon be able to read them," he said, taking the reader from her. "Or at least to my level, with that proviso." [auto-translated]”
Onna Keizu on Wilhelm Tell: “"If I studied as hard as I could, how many years would it take before I could read something like Goethe's famous Faust, or Schiller's Wilhelm Tell... was that the name?" "You'll soon be able to read them," he said, taking the reader from her. "Or at least to my level, with that proviso." [auto-translated]”
Onna Keizu on The Sorrows of Young Werther: “The job was the long-promised one, a literal translation of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. "They say the great poet once clinked wine glasses with Schiller and swore that their verse would grow nobler with the years, like this wine," said the lady, holding her glass to the fire, proud of her learning. [auto-translated]”
Uta Andon on Shank's Mare: “"Still, it's a good idea. I never fall asleep easily, so tonight I think I'll read it by the lamp at my pillow." "Don't. Reading it tightens your chest and keeps you awake even longer." "What nonsense! Who ever wept over Shank's Mare?" [auto-translated]”