“The greater the damage to the roof, the clearer the sight of the stars.”

—  Karlheinz Deschner

Je größer der Dachschaden, desto schöner der Ausblick zum Himmel.
Tele-Akadamie, SWF, 20 January 2002

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German writer and activist 1924–2014

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