Erich Maria Remarque
Born: 06-21-1898
Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist best known for his landmark anti-war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front." Born in 1898, he served in World War I, which deeply influenced his writing. Remarque's works often explore the trauma and disillusionment of war. After facing Nazi persecution, he emigrated to Switzerland and later the United States, continuing to write poignant, socially critical novels until his death in 1970.
Book summaries for books written by Erich Maria Remarque
Quotes
We are lost, but we are not afraid.
There is only one thing that matters - to live until sunrise.
There are memories that are like wounds. They hurt you again and again.
Sometimes life is like the smoke of a train at night. You watch it disappear and wonder if it was ever really there.
We sit here and talk about everything, but we don't say anything at all.
We had to learn that love doesn't bring happiness. On the contrary, it often leads to suffering.
The world is full of people who do not understand what they are doing.
We thought we were living, but we were only dreaming.
The past is a prison. You can't escape it, you can only accept it.
War is a monster that devours everything in its path.
Life is a fragile thread, easily broken.
In the face of death, all our differences disappear.