Alfred Döblin quotes

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My books, at any rate, deserved to be burned.
Revolution? Unscrew the flag-staff, wrap the bunting in the oil covers, and put the thing in the clothes-chest. Let the old lady b ...
There are mountains that have been standing for centuries, that have always been standing, and armies with guns have gone over the ...
A human being is a human being, a skirt is, too, otherwise he might just as well buy a whore for three marks, who is perfectly hap ...
But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it's all right, it's not all right by a long ...
And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being ...
Now the twitching stops. Now you are still. We are through with physiology and theology, physics begins.
But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.
Franz now peddles racist newspapers. He is not against the Jews, but he is for law and order. For law and order must reign in Para ...
You shouldn't be a big shot about your fate. I'm an enemy of Destiny, I'm not a Greek, I'm a Berliner.
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