The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
BERTOLT BRECHTDon’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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The fate of man is man.
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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But something’s missing.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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A theater without beer is just a museum
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