Nothing is more horrible than my self in the mirror of hysteria. Nothing is more vulgar than my style in the hands of another. Toimitate me is to punish me.
Karl KrausIn Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious.
Karl KrausIt is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
Karl KrausI have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping that something might improve if I viewed allsides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. For it is comforting to regard something as bad and to be able to use one's prejudice as an excuse.
Karl Kraus