"There was only the broad square with the……" — Erich Maria Remarque
"There was only the broad square with the scattered dim moons of the street lamps and with the monumental stone arch which receded into the mist as though it would prop up the melancholy sky and protect beneath itself the faint lonely flame on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which looked like the last grave of mankind in the midst of night and loneliness."
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Erich Maria Remarque
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109 Quotes by Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque has 109 quotes on this site.
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The war has ruined us for everything.
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