A Quote by Gunter Grass

I expected more from literature than from real, naked life.

Gunter Grass

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Expected Life Literature More Naked Real Than

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Gunter Grass
German - Novelist
October 16, 1927 - April 13, 2015

I almost never draw a completely naked man. He has to have at least a pair of boots or something on. To me, a fully dressed man is more erotic than a naked one. A naked man is, of course beautiful, but dress him in black leather or a uniform - ah, then he is more than beautiful, then he is sexy!

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