Friedrich Durrenmatt

Author

Switzerland

1921 - 1990

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News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
I am a man, and God is hiding from us humans. We are unable to see Him, we can only search for Him.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more, when there is only reality and reality is horrifying.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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.
Friedrich Durrenmatt