To prevent wars, people must criticize, in their own country, the abuses that occur in their own country. The role taboos play in the preparation for war. The number of shameful secrets keeps growing incessantly, boundlessly. How meaningless all censorship… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“Wir können, was wir sehen, noch nicht glauben. Was wir schon glauben, nicht aussprechen.” — Christa Wolf Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
