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
dear human swiss-author
Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.
possible swiss-author taken worst
A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn.
humanity victim stills
Do we still have the right to be more than victims?
prayer united-states praying
Prior to the meeting, there was a prayer. In general, in the United States there was always praying.
easy victim
It is easy to kill when you don't see your victim
people patriotism flags
Then the American flag was saluted. In general, in the United States people always salute the American flag.
criminal-mind murder sincere
It is only in love and murder that we still remain sincere.
heaven redemption world
What the world needs is not redemption from sin but redemption from hunger and oppression; it has no need to pin its hopes upon Heaven, it has everything to hope for from this earth.
our-world tolerance hell
Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.
reality paradoxical
He who confronts the paradoxical exposes himself to reality.
people legs lasts
People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.
men hiding humans
I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him
war mind development
The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the human mind and the development of the human consciousness.
literature way piety
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.