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“ Every system of power in the world has a vested interest in weakening the individuality of its subjects and tries to weaken or it possible completely extinguish it. ”

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I've known one thing for a long time: there's a role in the big machine even for someone who makes fun of it.

~ Christa Wolf

Christa Wolf Conformity Destiny Doing Your Part Fatalism Satirist The Machine

Coldness in everything. It comes from a long way off; it gets into everything. One must get out of the way before it reaches the core. If it does that, one won't feel even the coldness any more. Do you see what I mean?

~ Christa Wolf

Christa Wolf Coldness Depression

A possession considered of little value up to now suddenly becomes precious to a person if another person desires it, don't you think?

~ Christa Wolf

Christa Wolf Desire Mythology Possession

The real question is: How sturdy and solid is the floor our civilization stands on? How many lives with no prospects, shattered and senseless, can it bear the weight of before it cracks somewhere or other, splits at the joints?

~ Christa Wolf

Christa Wolf Alienation Capitalism Civilization Economy Poverty