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Quote by Elfriede Jelinek

“It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease.”

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Elfriede Jelinek is a renowned playwright, born on October 20, 1946. Her works are known for their profound social criticism and exploration of female experiences. Jelinek has received international recognition for her work, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016. more

“Silent night, holy night, when the bough flies from the tree and is hung everywhere, when from tables the crusts fly, when the gifts begin to tremble because lovelessness walks through the world, because it snarls at you, barks at you from the snow, and the silver ribbons rip and the tinsel rustles silvery, and the silver and gold, and a golden word come to you on which you choke because you have been sold and betrayed, and because it does not suffice that for you one is redeemed who once died.”

World Doe Has Beens Night Walks Tree Holy Gold Died Tables Silent Snow Golden Silver Hung Betrayed Rip Choke Bark Redeemed Ribbons Tinsel Lovelessness Silent Night Holy Night

Author:Ingeborg Bachmann

“A man who wants the truth becomes a scientist; a man who wants to give free play to his subjectivity may become a writer; but what should a man do who wants something in between?”

Men Want Giving Should May Play Truth Is Scientist Want Something Subjectivity Free Play

Author:Robert Musil

“True' and 'false' are the evasions of people who never want to arrive at a decision. Truth is something without end.”

People Want Ends Decision Truth Is Evasion True And False

Book:The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic

Source: The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic

Quote by Elfriede Jelinek

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