Quote by: Erich Maria Remarque

But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?


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Author Bio


  • NameErich Maria Remarque
  • DescriptionGerman novelist
  • AliasesErich Paul Remark
  • BornJune 22, 1898
  • DiedSeptember 25, 1970
  • CountryGermany; United States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Playwright
  • WorksAll Quiet On The Western Front
  • AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany