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
emotion
Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
taken stories worst
A story has been thought to its conclusion when it has taken its worst possible turn.
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.
animal differences literature
The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.
fire doe world
One does not set fire to a world which is already lost
sacrifice world demand
Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.
inspirational art fear
So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.
funny wisdom humor
Humor is the mask of wisdom.
art cuisine literature
The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said.
humanity risk destruction
There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them
men physics physicist
The content of physics is the concern of physicists, its effect the concern of all men.
strong reality research
Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality.
prison-guards captivity would-be
That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.
coffee cups murder
It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury.