How old would you be if you did not know how old you were? That number is your real age. Your chronological age is a relatively meaningless number.
— Anonymous
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Ships don’t sink because they are surrounded by water. They sink when too much water gets inside of them.
Sailboats on a sunny afternoon. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2016. www.walled-in-berlin.com
The moral of the story: Don’t let what happens around you get inside of you and weigh you down.
— Anonymous
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
Hope more – Fear less
Chew more – Eat less
Breathe more – Whine less
Say more – Talk less
Love more – Hate less
–Mueritzer Bauernmarkt, Klink, Germany
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
— Albert Einstein
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.
Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.
Life always offers us a second chance. It’s called tomorrow.
— Mueritzer Bauernmarkt, Klink, Germany
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
— Otto von Bismarck
(Not much has changed since the 19th century, has it?)
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
Happiness is an inside job.
–Sign at “Mueritzer Bauernmarkt”, Klink, Germany
inner peace, savoring the moment, fulfillment
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
In a good relationship each partner learns to live with the imperfections of the other and appreciates his or her good qualities.
–Anonymous
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.
Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.
Tennis is the only game where love means nothing.
–Sign at “Mueritzer Bauernmarkt”, Klink, Germany
For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, “Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom,” click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com
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