Max Frisch Quotes


Thou shalt not, it is said, make unto thee any graven image of God. The same commandment should apply when God is taken to mean the living part of every human being, the part that cannot be grasped. It is a sin that, however much it is committed against us, we almost continually commit ourselves--Except when we love.


Citations

Frisch, Max. Sketchbook 1946-1949. Translated by Geoffrey Skelton, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977.

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Max Frisch
Max Frisch
  • Born: May 15, 1911
  • Died: April 4, 1991
  • Nationality: Swiss
  • Profession: Architect, Novelist, Playwright, Philosopher

Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war output. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1986.