“A sensitive person gets burned, like a delicate moth.”

Der Sensible muß verbrennen, dieser zarte Nachtfalter.
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The Piano Teacher (1988)

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Der Sensible muß verbrennen, dieser zarte Nachtfalter.

The Piano Teacher (1988)

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Austrian writer 1946

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