That's how the Germans are.... The aristocrats at the top hard as glass, cold as ice, servants of the King, the working masses willing, pliable, sent…

- Alfred Doblin

I read like the flame reads the wood.

- Alfred Doblin

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for wha…

- Alfred Doblin

And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not …

- Alfred Doblin

The world is made of sugar and dirt.

- Alfred Doblin

Cultivate your Futurism. I'll cultivate my Döblinism.

- Alfred Doblin

No country is so peaceful as the one that leads into death. Life arches above one's head like a bridgespan, and below it flows the water, carries the…

- Alfred Doblin

But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.

- Alfred Doblin

I used to think great teachers inspire you. Now I think I had it wrong. Good teachers inspire you; great teachers show you how to inspire yourself ev…

- Alfred Doblin