The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen and still smiles. The mystery of India, say Indologists.

Even bad books are books and therefore sacred.

After the collapse of socialism, capitalism remained without a rival. This unusual situation unleashed its greedy and - above all - its suicidal power. The belief is now that everything - and everyone - is fair game.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

I was assigned to the Waffen-SS but was never involved in any crime. Besides, I always felt the need to write about my experiences in a larger context one day. This has only developed recently, now that I have overcome my inner aversion to writing an autobiography in the first place, specifically one having to do with my younger years.

One of the mistakes the Germans made ... was that they were not brave enough to be afraid.

Who can deny that the environment has been destroyed?