Karl Kraus

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.'

It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.

I don't like to get in front of people.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.