"National Library Switzerland"

“Friedrich Dürrenmatt home page sponsored by the University of Chicago Press. Includes a 1969 interview with Dürrenmatt, his story "Smithy" and essay "Automobile and Railroad Nations," and essays on Dürrenmatt.”

“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”

“Who sows fear, reaps weapons.”

“The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.”

“That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.”

“A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn.”