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Anna Seghers was a German writer born on November 19, 1900, and died on June 1, 1983. Her works primarily reflected the historical changes in German society in the 20th century, focusing on the fate of the working class and Jews.

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Famous Anna Seghers Quotes

“Such lies were a lot better, less hurtful than the truth would have been.”

Kindness Lies

Book:Transit

Source: Transit

“What magic was this, brewed from equal parts of age-old memories and total oblivion. One could have believed that the last war these people had fought had left only happy memories, had carried in its wake nothing but joy and prosperity. Women and girls were smiling as if their sons and lovers were invulnerable.”

War Memory Hubris

Book:The Seventh Cross

Source: The Seventh Cross

“I have a great longing for a particular sort of world in which one can work and breathe and sometimes be insanely happy. At the moment that is rather rare.”

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Author:Anna Seghers

“Un po' di felicità quotidiana, subito, invece di quella terribile, spietata lotta per la felicità assoluta di chissà quale umanità della quale lui forse non avrebbe nemmeno fatto parte.”

Happiness

Book:Das siebte Kreuz

Source: Das siebte Kreuz

“She had never been able to stand her husband, though not for one minute in their married life had she permitted this to make her unhappy. Only people who are fond of somebody can ever be unhappy, she had told her daughter before her wedding.”

Love Happiness

Book:The Seventh Cross

Source: The Seventh Cross

“What can I expect here? You know the fairy tale about the man who died, don’t you? He was waiting in Eternity to find out what the Lord had decided to do with him. He waited and waited, for one year, ten years, a hundred years. He begged and pleaded for a decision. Finally he couldn’t bear the waiting any longer. Then they said to him: ‘What do you think you’re waiting for? You’ve been in Hell for a long time already.”

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Book:Transit

Source: Transit

About the Author

Born: November 19, 1900
Died: June 1, 1983
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 6

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