“At the moment it is much more unknown to me here than in the American west, which I know quite well now -- much better than Saxony, Mecklenburg or even Bavaria.”
“I grew up in postwar Germany. It was the opposite of the American West. The West became in my mind the ideal place on this planet. When I got there, I felt more at home than anywhere.”
“utterly self-absorbed and isolated itself more and more from the rest of the world. That was very painful for somebody like me who loves America and didn't want to see it pervert all its virtues.”
