The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one. - Bertolt Brecht

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The headlong stream is termed violent
But the river bed hemming it in is
Termed violent by no one.

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About Bertolt Brecht

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German Marxist dramatist, stage director and poet. He is remembered for the Distancing effect practice in performing arts (known in German as Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt).

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Pen Names: Berthold Larsen
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