Heinrich Boll War Quotations

If the dead could speak there would be no more war.

Behind every word a whole world is hidden that must be imagined. Actually, every word has a great burden of memories, not only just of one person but of all mankind. Take a word such as bread, or war; take a word such as chair, or bed or Heaven. Behind every word is a whole world. I'm afraid that most people use words as something to throw away without sensing the burden that lies in a word.

The war is not planned. I don't believe that any responsible person plans it. But it's thought as possible.