Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.
Sourced
- A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn.
- In Elyse Sommer, CurtainUp Reviews, Williamstown Theatre Festival (Summer 2007)
- Who sows fear, reaps weapons.
- About Tolerance (1977)
- We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
- Romulus the Great, act I (1956)
- Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.
- Romulus the Great, act III (1956)
- That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.
- About Tolerance (1977)
- A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
- Portrait of a Planet (1971)
- The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.
- Portrait of a Planet (1971)
External links
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt home page sponsored by the University of Chicago Press. Includes a 1969 interview with Dürrenmatt, his story "Smithy" and essay "Automobile and Railroad Nations," and essays on Dürrenmatt.
- Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
- National Library Switzerland