The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.
When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German.
Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.
It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world.
