Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk
Friedrich Durrenmatt Novelist
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Switzerland
Born: Jan 5, 1921
Died: Dec 14, 1990
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was 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.
News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.
change
Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.
freedom
Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
business
The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.
freedom
When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
death