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
viewpoints literature world
The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.
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.
humanity risk destruction
There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them
technology order car
We are not cave dwellers anymore, we live in the age of technology. When someone needs a car, he does not need to build it. He can buy it. When someone needs a murder, he himself does not need to kill. He can order it.
taken stories worst
A story has been thought to its conclusion when it has taken its worst possible turn.
murder states ready
A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.
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.