Als / Than Bestehender / Existing Erhalten / Get Gesucht / Wanted Lieber / Rather Loswerden / Rid Stärke / Strength Vergangenheit / Past Versuchen / Try Wiedergewinnen / Regain
I'd rather starve than not have what I really want to eat. I'm good at preparation.
I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.
Kids can learn a lot by seeing things rather than reading it.
I always write out of a need to read something, rather than a need to write something.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.
If anything, I want to be seen as a singer-songwriter rather than a pop artist.
I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation.
We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country.
