Frank Wedekind
Frank Wedekind
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind, usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, is considered to anticipate expressionism, and he was a major influence on the development of epic theatre...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth24 July 1864
CountryGermany
drunk devil fool
We see God and the devil making fools of each other, and we nurture in ourselves the absolutely unshakable conviction that both of them are drunk.
children law world
The laws of this world are for children.
joy sin
Search fearlessly for every sin, for out of sin comes joy.
kitsch gothic rococo
Kitsch is the contemporary form of the Gothic, Rococo, Baroque.
men favour made
God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.
suits looks virtue
Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.
baby smart world
I was a baby when I came into the world--otherwise I might have been smart enough to become a different person.
art knowing creative
Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.
born asks
I didn't ask to be born, and I don't owe God anything.
monument
Monuments are for the living, not the dead.