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 way piety
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.
literature throat
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
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.
america literature individual
The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.
matter literature easy
Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death.
animal differences literature
The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.
art cuisine literature
The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said.
literature world facts
News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.
viewpoints literature world
The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.
possible swiss-author taken worst
A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn.
dear human swiss-author
Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.