“We authors are powerless” – Quote by Heinrich Böll

„We authors are powerless, but we are not helpless.“

Heinrich BöllHeinrich Böll on authors’ responsibility: “We authors are powerless, but we are not helpless.”
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Heinrich Böll was a German writer and an important author of the postwar period.

The quote emphasizes the social responsibility and influence of authors despite limited power.


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