Quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Author and dramatist · Swiss · 1921–1990

Swiss author and dramatist (1921–1990)

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“Power is paradoxical.”

“Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.”

“When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.”

“A writer doesn’t solve problems. He allows them to emerge.”

“It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.”

“Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.”

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“It is inhuman to continue a war which could easily be ended.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Continue Which Could

“When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Words You Throat

“Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Die Dead Someone

“Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Political Hand Go

“Power is paradoxical.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Paradoxical

“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.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Art Learn Conquer

“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Behavior Consider

“The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
World Look You

“A writer doesn’t solve problems. He allows them to emerge.”
— Friedrich Dürrenmatt
life revelation writing

“Whoever wants to hide a big scandal is best to stage a small one”
— Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Romulus der Große
politics scandal

“There is no greater cruelty than a genius stumbling over something idiotic.”
— Friedrich Dürrenmatt, The Pledge
fail genius irony

“...he had read von Lambert's book on terrorism, there were two pages devoted to the Arab resistance movement, von Lambert refused to call them terrorists, which didn't preclude, and he had emphasiz...”
— Friedrich Dürrenmatt, The Assignment
terrorism