“People who stand near the water in the darkness are either lovers or poets. Or else ... one of that great gray number who've simply had it -- who throw in their hand and won't play anymore.” PeoplePlayHandsWaterNumbersDarknessPoetLoversGray Author:Wolfgang Borchert
“A man dies ... only a few circles in the water prove that he was ever there. And even they quickly disappear. And when they're gone, he's forgotten, without a trace, as if he'd never even existed. And that's all.” IfsMenDeathDiesWaterGoneProveForgottenDisappearCirclesWithout A Trace Author:Wolfgang Borchert