“Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.” Quote by Franz Grillparzer
“I am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless.” IfsWomenIf I CouldDisgustingRigidityHarshness Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Drive the women from the bed just as you drove them from the choir; a eunuch sings in Rome, and the priests masturbate.” WomenBedPriestsRomeChastityMasturbationChoirEunuchs Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The real genres: good and bad.” RealValuesQualityCriticismGenreGood And Bad Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The sun of a prince's good graces resembles that in the skies in that it shines most kindly upon the blackest people.” PeopleSunGraceSkyShiningInjustice Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Plato calls complacency the companion of loneliness.” LonelinessCompanionPlatoComplacency Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Those whom the gods chose as their property must not consort with mortals.” LonelinessPropertyExcellenceMortals Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Do you think that it is possible to have a mere taste of commonness? Either one hates it or makes common cause with it.” ThinkingHateLiteratureCausesCommonPrinciplesTasteMere Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.” GivingLiteratureWrittenFoodOfficeDefinedSponsorshipNoblemen Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Critics are reprimanded when they get sarcastic. How absurd! Is the torch of criticism supposed to shine without burning?” CriticismShiningCriticsAbsurdBurningSarcasmSarcasticTorches Author:Franz Grillparzer
“You say I'm small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you standtoo low.” MatterPerspectiveLowsMy FriendsCriticismDistancePoint Of ViewRelateDeceptive Author:Franz Grillparzer