Kurt Tucholsky
Kurt Tucholsky
Kurt Tucholskywas a German-Jewish journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. Born in Berlin-Moabit, he moved to Paris in 1924 and then to Sweden in 1930...
arteries audience freedom needed nine people quotes stage
Revolution! The people howls and cries, Freedom, that's what we're needing! We've needed it for centuries, our arteries are bleeding. The stage is shaking, the audience rock. The whole thing is over by nine o'clock.
today expect-nothing
Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.
opposites play dumb
The advantage of wisdom is that you can play dumb. The opposite is more difficult.