Brutality Quote by Alfred Doblin

The world is made of sugar and dirt.

— Alfred Doblin

In the course of writing one historical book or another, it has happened that I could hardly restrain myself from simply copying entire documents.…

— Alfred Doblin

“I have seen apes only at the fair, they must perform tricks, are chained up, a bitter fate, no human has one so hard”

— Alfred Döblin

The German Reich is a Republic, and whoever doesn't believe it gets one in the neck.

— Alfred Doblin

I read like the flame reads the wood.

— Alfred Doblin

No country is so peaceful as the one that leads into death. Life arches above one's head like a bridgespan, and below it flows…

— Alfred Doblin

Revolution? Unscrew the flag-staff, wrap the bunting in the oil covers, and put the thing in the clothes-chest. Let the old lady bring you…

— Alfred Doblin

The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not…

— Alfred Doblin

And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the…

— Alfred Doblin

One encounters very capable fathers abashed by their piano-playing daughters. Three measures of Schumann make them red with embarrassment.

— Alfred Doblin

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for…

— Alfred Doblin

“Caviar is formed from gray-green boulders that have been eroded by the weather and exposed to frequent rainstorms. This occurs in the mountains. When…

— Alfred Doblin