It is only the consciousness of a nonexistence which allows us to realize for moments that we are living. – Max Frisch
I don’t believe in providence and fate, as a technologist I am used to reckoning with the formulae of probability. – Max Frisch
The difference between an author and a horse is that the horse doesn’t understand the horse dealer’s language. – Max Frisch
Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it’s a piece of humbug. – Max Frisch
Strictly speaking, every citizen above a certain level of income is guilty of some offense. – Max Frisch
When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh? – Max Frisch
A man with convictions finds an answer for everything. Convictions are the best form of protection against the living truth. – Max Frisch
It’s precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life. – Max Frisch
There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that’s something no police in the world can spot. – Max Frisch