Behave Quote by Gretl Braun
![“When we were in the Munich house, sometimes [Adolf Hitler] would call the house line after one of their fights. They would talk and then Eva [Braun] would emerge from her room and behave normally.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/383/gretl-braun-9500_behave_when-we-were-in-the-munich-house-sometim_3000995.jpg)
“When we were in the Munich house, sometimes [Adolf Hitler] would call the house line after one of their fights. They would talk and then Eva [Braun] would emerge from her room and behave normally.”
About This Quote
Source Memoir: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer, 1960
Even in oppressive regimes, personal moments of normalcy can appear, highlighting the complex humanity of individuals involved.
In simple terms: Even tyrants have moments of ordinary life.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge the duality of human behavior.
Themes
politics
humanity
contradiction
normalcy
war
Mood
somber
thoughtful
nuanced
Type
historical
observational
When to use this quote
- authoritarian regimes
- family life under dictatorship
- personal relationships in conflict
Key Concepts
psychology
cognitive dissonance
dual nature
Questions to Reflect On
- How do ordinary moments persist in oppressive environments?
- Can normalcy coexist with cruelty?
A Different Perspective
The quote may misrepresent Eva Braun’s agency; context is limited.
![“[Eva Braun] was the one who was involved with [Adolf Hitler], who was close to him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/337/gretl-braun-9500_involved_eva-braun-was-the-one-who-was-involved-w_29218.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] would much rather have been at [Adolf ] Hitler's side. All those excursions were to fill up her time while waiting for him to return.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5da/gretl-braun-9500_excursions_eva-braun-would-much-rather-have-been-at_2379145.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] also stayed with [Adolf Hitler] at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, the Hotel Dreesen in Bad Godesberg and a few other places. I was never with her in these places, though my mother was there in Vienna.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/367/gretl-braun-9500_hitler_eva-braun-also-stayed-with-adolf-hitler_2281411.jpg)
![“I knew when they [with Adolf Hitler] had been fighting because Eva [Braun] always reacted the same way. She would lock herself in her bedroom and cry and cry, sometimes for a long time.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a0d/gretl-braun-9500_bedroom_i-knew-when-they-with-adolf-hitler-had-b_2247049.jpg)
![“In the years before the war, whenever [Adolf] Hitler would be holed up in Bayreuth, Eva [Braun], myself and our mother often went to Italy for a week.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/902/gretl-braun-9500_mother_in-the-years-before-the-war-whenever-ado_1948288.jpg)
![“Whatever anybody wants to say about my sister, [Eva Braun] was always beautifully dressed with a great flair for fashion. [Adolf] Hitler was not this way.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d71/gretl-braun-9500_fashion_whatever-anybody-wants-to-say-about-my-s_1588007.jpg)
![“[Adolf Hitler] had stubborn ideas about clothes and didn't care how he looked and this drove [Eva Braun] up the wall.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0e/gretl-braun-9500_care_adolf-hitler-had-stubborn-ideas-about-cl_1373744.jpg)
![“The negatives were [Adolf Hitler] political philosophies, but neither Eva [Braun] or I knew anything that was going on.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cd/gretl-braun-9500_philosophy_the-negatives-were-adolf-hitler-politica_1362837.jpg)
![“The negatives about [Adolf] Hitler were that he was away a lot and couldn't behave towards Eva [Braun] as he should.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/29b/gretl-braun-9500_behave_the-negatives-about-adolf-hitler-were-th_1322237.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] wanted him [Adolf Hitler] to look his absolute best and he just didn't care.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a6/gretl-braun-9500_absolutes_eva-braun-wanted-him-adolf-hitler-to-loo_1188903.jpg)
![“Sometimes [Eva Braun] would go back to his apartment to "make up." At the Berghof, these arguments didn't last as long, [Adolf Hitler] would smooth her feathers and they'd be good together again. I doubt anybody else noticed this but me. It wasn't obvious.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/63a/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_sometimes-eva-braun-would-go-back-to-his_994307.jpg)
![“[Adolf] Hitler didn't discuss politics or military with Eva [Braun]. Not once.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/046/gretl-braun-9500_military_adolf-hitler-didn-t-discuss-politics-or_905900.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] loved [Adolf] Hitler and he was the only man in her life. She flirted and danced with other men but never would she have done more than that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/242/gretl-braun-9500_done_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-and-he-was_22780.jpg)
![“[Wilhelm] Bruckner was one of [Adolf] Hitler's adjutants, very close to him and he'd been in the party probably since day one. Personally neither of us could stand him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/402/gretl-braun-9500_hitler_wilhelm-bruckner-was-one-of-adolf-hitler_30529.jpg)
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)
![“If [Eva Braun] was crying upstairs, it wouldn't be long before [Adolf] Hitler would quietly excuse himself and then make things right. What he said to her, I don't know. Whether he said the words "I'm sorry," I don't know. But he was a charmer, he knew how to stop a woman from crying.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/gretl-braun-9500_charmers_if-eva-braun-was-crying-upstairs-it-woul_178210.jpg)
![“More or less constantly [he tease he]. [Adolf Hitler] would tell her, "Oh Evi, you're getting so fat I can't dare be seen with you. You really need to reduce." Eva [Braun] would flew into a panic until he would laugh and reassure her.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c70/gretl-braun-9500_dare_more-or-less-constantly-he-tease-he-adol_286699.jpg)
![“At the Berghof, it was almost like a family atmosphere there. We all ate meals together, watched films together before the war, listened to records, all those things. The same faces were always around on the mountain. If [Adolf] Hitler and Eva [Braun] had an argument there, it would have been…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/67d/gretl-braun-9500_argument_at-the-berghof-it-was-almost-like-a-fami_321214.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] was careful, she was always careful about what she divulged to me or to anyone about [Adolf] Hitler.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a9/gretl-braun-9500_careful_eva-braun-was-careful-she-was-always-car_348904.jpg)
![“What [Adolf Hitler] felt deep inside he wasn't going to show to outsiders.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b7/gretl-braun-9500_deep-inside_what-adolf-hitler-felt-deep-inside-he-wa_358722.jpg)
![“Hitler was flirting and courting Eva [Braun] I would say, but he was not serious about her yet. That took awhile to develop.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da0/gretl-braun-9500_flirting_hitler-was-flirting-and-courting-eva-bra_388758.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] loved [Adolf Hitler]. She would have done that had she been able to spend 10 minutes with him. She endured a lot on his behalf, there's a great deal on that subject to be said.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19a/gretl-braun-9500_able_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-she-would-h_493918.jpg)
