Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Max Frisch Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Switzerland
  • Born: May 15, 1911
  • Died: Apr 4, 1991

Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of human identity, individuality, responsibility, morality and political commitment. His use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war publications. Frisch was one of the 22 founder members of the Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1986.

When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh? humor

My greatest fear: repetition. fear

Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it's a piece of humbug. marriage

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. change & time

Jealousy is the fear of comparison. fear & jealousy

Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. technology

Technology... the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. technology

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

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With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher