Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmattwas a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten...
Friedrich Durrenmatt quotes about
literature world facts
News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.
funny wisdom humor
Humor is the mask of wisdom.
uprising justice world
Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.
literature throat
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
existentialism individual claims
The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.
literature doe mourn
Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.
resistance cost literature
Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.
literature coincidence worst
The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.
literature truth-is delusion
Truth is always a delusion.
dying eternity persons
For a person who is dying only eternity counts.
russia differences spy
Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal.
literature way piety
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.
our-world tolerance hell
Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.