Ability Quote by Christa Wolf

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

I forget very fast and want to record thus simply impress.

— Christa Wolf

The past is not dead - it isn't even past

— Christa Wolf

“I often wonder if the bill is yet to be presented during our lifetime. If not, I must present it to myself.”

— Christa Wolf

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

“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

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

“Wir können, was wir sehen, noch nicht glauben. Was wir schon glauben, nicht aussprechen.”

— Christa Wolf

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

Between killing and dying there's a third way: live

— Christa Wolf

“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

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