Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Erich Maria Remarque
- It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.
- Keep things at arm’s length… If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man can hold on to.
- We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost.
- But probably that’s the way of the world – when we have finally learned something we’re too old to apply it – and so it goes, wave after wave, generation after generation. No one learns anything at all from anyone else.
- You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal—no one will see it. But when a button is missing—everyone sees that.
- Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying – a little shove toward the end.
- I wandered through the streets thinking of all the things I might have said and might have done had I been other than I was.
- Strange how complicated we can make things just to avoid showing what we feel!
- That is the remarkable thing about drinking: it brings people together so quickly, but between night and morning it sets an interval again of years.
- To forget is the secret of eternal youth. One grows old only through memory. There’s much too little forgetting.
Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970) was a German author renowned for his impactful anti-war novels. Born as Erich Paul Remark in Osnabrück, Germany, he adopted the pen name “Remarque” during his literary career. His best-known work, “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1928), vividly depicted the horrors and futility of World War I from a soldier’s perspective, resonating with readers worldwide and solidifying his reputation.
Following the success of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Remarque penned numerous novels exploring themes of war, love, and the human condition. Many of his works, including “The Road Back” (1931) and “Three Comrades” (1936), were met with both acclaim and controversy due to their candid portrayals of war’s aftermath and the challenges faced by returning soldiers.
Remarque’s writing, often marked by its emotional depth and realistic portrayal of characters, was heavily influenced by his own experiences as a combatant in World War I. After the Nazi rise to power, his books were banned and burned in Germany, forcing him to emigrate to Switzerland and later the United States.
Despite facing criticism and challenges, Erich Maria Remarque continued to produce impactful literature throughout his life, highlighting the lasting scars of war on individuals and society. His legacy endures as a reminder of the power of literature to expose the true human cost of conflict.
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