Heinrich Böll Quotes

One ought to go too far, in order to know how far one can go.

Behind every word a whole world is hidden that must be imagined.

If the dead could speak there would be no more war.

I am a clown...and I collect moments.

A child... never takes time off as a child; time off does not begin until the principles of order have been accepted.

An artist is like a woman who can do nothing but love, and who succumbs to every stray male jackass.

If you want to do something... get up and actually do it!

Strangely enough I like the kind to which I belong: people.

I need very little reality.

Oh, that ludicrous virile earnestness!