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The Clown

Book by Heinrich Böll · 6 quotes · Art, Artist, Atheists

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“I would have liked to cry: the make-up stopped me, it looked just right, with the cracks, with the places where it was beginning to flake off, tears would have ruined all that. I could cry later, if I still felt like it.”

Sadness Clown

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“بی خداها حوصله ام را سر می برند، چون فقط درباره خدا حرف می زنند!”

God Atheists

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“An artist is like a woman who can do nothing but love, and who succumbs to every stray male jackass.”

Love Art Artist Woman

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“I don't trust Catholics," I said, "because they take advantage of you." "And Protestants?" he asked with a laugh. "I loathe the way they fumble around with their consciences." "And atheists?" He was still laughing. "They bore me because all they ever talk about is God.”

Religion

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“I suppose in America a compassionate woman would be burned as a witch, a woman who does it not for money and not out of passionate love for the man, but simply out of pity for masculine nature.”

Feminist Humor

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“Stay away from St. Augustine: skillfully formulated subjectivity is not theology, not by a long shot, and it's harmful to young souls. Nothing but journalism with a few dialectical features. You won't take offense at this advice?" "No," I said, "I shall immediately go and throw my St. Augustine into the fire." "That's right," he said almost jubilantly, "into the fire with him. God bless you." I was on the point of saying Thank you, but it didn't seem appropriate, so I merely hung up and wiped the sweat off my face.”

Theology Dialogue St Augustine

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