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Ich wollte am liebsten alles in einem Satz sagen, nicht in zwanzig.
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The speaker prefers extreme brevity: saying everything in one sentence instead of spreading it across twenty. The contrast suggests a wish to make the message more compact and direct, with no unnecessary length.
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- DIE ZEIT, interview by Iris Radisch (1996)
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- Official Statement
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