Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Marlen Haushofer

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Austrian author Marlen Haushofer.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Marlen Haushofer

Marlen Haushofer was an Austrian author, most famous for her novel The Wall (1963).

Suddenly I had a flash of insight: I am a monster, I realized, a monster that wants to stalk through the woods, free and alone, and cannot even bear so much as the touch of a branch on its skin.
External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom. — © Marlen Haushofer
External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom.
I knew I couldn't go on like this, but I'd never been capable of simply nipping an anxiety in the bud. I always had to wait until it was ripe and mature and fell from me.
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