Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it’s somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

About Alfred Doblin

Bruno Alfred Doblinwas a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929). A prolific writer whose oeuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Doblin is one of the most important figures of German literary modernism.

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