a collection of quotes in multiple languages which I encountered during my reading adventures
Some sentences have the power to change everything. There are the usual suspects: I love you, I hate you, I’m pregnant, I am dying, I regret to tell you that this country is at war. But the words with the greatest power to create both havoc and marvels are these: I need your help.
People think that the country is where you can go to hide out. It ain’t so. In the city you are a face in the crowd. In the country people will stare at you until you’re out of sight, just for the entertainment value.
It’s only your country when they want you to get killed!
In einer im großen Ganzen judenfeindlichen Gesellschaft – und das waren bis in unser Jahrhundert hinein alle Länder in denen Juden lebten – kann man sich nur assimilieren, wenn man sich an den Antisemitismus assimiliert.
Viele Länder durchstreifen, heißt kein Land zu eigen haben.