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Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

“This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?”

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Friedrich Durrenmatt, born on January 5, 1921, and died on December 14, 1990, was a Swiss German author. Known for his unique narrative style and profound philosophical thinking, he is considered one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century. His works spanned various genres, with his plays being particularly celebrated. more

“What fiction offers us is an intimacy shorn of the messy contingencies of human existence - gender, race, class or age. Those moments of transcendence when we exclaim "You know exactly what I mean!" depend for much of their force on the anonymous character of the intimacy between writer and reader.”

Knows Humans Mean Moments Character Age Force Race Existence Fiction Class Depends Reader Offers Gender Intimacy Transcendence Messy Human Existence Contingency

Author:Will Self

“Death, the real simile for disease - for when we are ill, do we not always feel like we are dying, even if it's only a little? - remains, despite our secularism, the most metaphoricised phenomenon of all.”

Ifs Feels Littles Real Dying Disease Remains Ill Despite Phenomenon Simile Secularism

Author:Will Self

“You may have gathered that I am not the most cheerful of revellers - some characterise me as the death and soullessness of any party but it wasn't always so, believe me.”

Believe May Party Believe In Me Cheerful

Author:Will Self

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