It is this ability to bear what is unbearable and to go on living, to go on doing what one is used to doing—it is this uncanny ability that the existence of the human race is based on. — Christa Wolf Copy Share Image
A possession considered of little value up to now suddenly becomes precious to a person if another person desires it, don't you think? — Christa Wolf Copy Share
“I often wonder if the bill is yet to be presented during our lifetime. If not, I must present it to myself.” — Christa Wolf Copy Share
To prevent wars, people must criticize, in their own country, the abuses that occur in their own country. The role taboos play in the… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
It is this ability to bear what is unbearable and to go on living, to go on doing what one is used to doing—it… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
“The real question is: How sturdy and solid is the floor our civilization stands on? How many lives with no prospects, shattered and senseless,… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
Autonomous people, nations, and systems can promote each other's welfare; they do not have to fight each other like those whose inner insecurity and… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
“Wir können, was wir sehen, noch nicht glauben. Was wir schon glauben, nicht aussprechen.” — Christa Wolf Copy Share
I claim that every woman in this century and in our culture sphere who has ventured into male-dominated institutions - 'literature' and 'aesthetics' are… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
“Every system of power in the world has a vested interest in weakening the individuality of its subjects and tries to weaken or it… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
Night thoughts have a different color than day thoughts, a different slant, more than anything else they know all the secret paths and chinks… — Christa Wolf Copy Share
