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Milan Kundera Quotes

I remember that the day I finished ‘The Angels,’ part three of ‘The Book of Laughter and Forgetting’, I was terribly proud of myself. I was sure that I had discovered the key to a new way of putting together a narrative Picture Quote #1

He suddenly recalled from Plato’s Symposium: People were hermaphrodites until God split then in two, and now all the halves wander the world over seeking one another. Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost Picture Quote #1

Making love with a woman and sleeping with a woman are two separate passions, not merely different but opposite. Love does not make itself felt in the desire for copulation (a desire that extends to an infinite number of women) but in the desire for shared sleep (a desire limited to one woman) Picture Quote #1

Einmal ist keinmal, says Tomas to himself. What happens but once, says the German adage, might as well not have happened at all. If we have only one life to live, we might as well not have lived at all Picture Quote #1

But then he told himself: What does it really mean to be useful? Today’s world, just as it is, contains the sum of the utility of all people of all times. Which implies: The highest morality consists in being useless Picture Quote #1

Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer’s faith in the Immaculate Conception. You have simply become a victim of faith, Comrade Assistant Picture Quote #1

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Tell me, where in life is there a value that would make us consider suicide uncalled for on principle! Love? Or friendship? I guarantee that friendship is not a bit less fickle than love and it is impossible to build anything on it. Self-love? I wish it were possible Picture Quote #1

But which was the real me? Let me be perfectly honest: I was a man of many faces. (p.33) Picture Quote #1

I have to lie, if I don’t want to take madmen seriously and become a madman myself Picture Quote #1

No one can give anyone else the gift of the idyll; only an animal can do so, because only animals were not expelled from Paradise. The love between dog and man is idyllic. It knows no conflicts, no hair-raising scenes; it knows no development Picture Quote #1

Until that time, her betrayals had filled her with excitement and joy, because they opened up new paths to new adventures of betrayal. But what if the paths came to an end? One could betray one’s parents, husband, country, love, but when parents, husband, country, and love were gone - what was left to betray? Picture Quote #1

Radio... force-feeds us music... everywhere and all the time... sewage-water music in which music is dying Picture Quote #1

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Common European thought is the fruit of the immense toil of translators. Without translators, Europe would not exist; translators are more important than members of the European Parliament Picture Quote #1

Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that’s very beautiful. But what would they nourish their intimate talk with? However contemptible the world may be, they still need it to be able to talk together Picture Quote #1

Without asking her permission, someone is trying to intrude her life, draw her attention, in short, to bother her Picture Quote #1

The brain appears to possess a special area which we might call poetic memory and which records everything that charms or touches us, that makes our lives beautiful Picture Quote #1

She thought that after what she had been through during the invasion she would stop being petty and grow up, grow wise and strong, but she had overestimated herself Picture Quote #1

People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It’s not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone Picture Quote #1

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People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It’s not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past Picture Quote #1

She regarded books as the emblems of secret brotherhood. A man with this sort of library couldn’t possibly hurt her Picture Quote #1

Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! once you’ve brought breakfast in bed you’ll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal Picture Quote #1

O lovers! Be careful in those dangerous first days! Once you’ve brought breakfast in bed you’ll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal Picture Quote #1

Believe me, nothing is more beautiful than to carry out crazy ideas. I’d like my whole life to be one single crazy idea Picture Quote #1

Love is a continual interrogation. I don’t know of a better definition of love Picture Quote #1

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...because love is continual interrogation. I don’t know of a better definition of love Picture Quote #1

Graphomania (a mania for writing books) inevitably takes on epidemic proportions when a society develops to the point of creating three basic conditions: -(1) an elevated level of general well being which allows people to devote themselves to useless activities(2) a high degree of social atomization and , as a consequence, a general isolation of individuals;(3) the absence of dramatic social changes in the nation’s internal life Picture Quote #1

When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I’m successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible Picture Quote #1

For he was aware of the great secret of life: Women don’t look for handsome men. Women look for men who have had beautiful women. Having an ugly mistress is therefore a fatal mistake Picture Quote #1

Vertigo is something else than the fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which temps and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defense ourselves Picture Quote #1

Vertigo is something other than the fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves Picture Quote #1

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I remember that the day I finished ‘The Angels,’ part three of ‘The Book of Laughter and Forgetting’, I was terribly proud of myself. I was sure that I had discovered the key to a new way of putting together a narrative (Milan Kundera Quotes) He suddenly recalled from Plato’s Symposium: People were hermaphrodites until God split then in two, and now all the halves wander the world over seeking one another. Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost (Milan Kundera Quotes) Making love with a woman and sleeping with a woman are two separate passions, not merely different but opposite. Love does not make itself felt in the desire for copulation (a desire that extends to an infinite number of women) but in the desire for shared sleep (a desire limited to one woman) (Milan Kundera Quotes) Einmal ist keinmal, says Tomas to himself. What happens but once, says the German adage, might as well not have happened at all. If we have only one life to live, we might as well not have lived at all (Milan Kundera Quotes) But then he told himself: What does it really mean to be useful? Today’s world, just as it is, contains the sum of the utility of all people of all times. Which implies: The highest morality consists in being useless (Milan Kundera Quotes) Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer’s faith in the Immaculate Conception. You have simply become a victim of faith, Comrade Assistant (Milan Kundera Quotes) Tell me, where in life is there a value that would make us consider suicide uncalled for on principle! Love? Or friendship? I guarantee that friendship is not a bit less fickle than love and it is impossible to build anything on it. Self-love? I wish it were possible (Milan Kundera Quotes) But which was the real me? Let me be perfectly honest: I was a man of many faces. (p.33) (Milan Kundera Quotes) I have to lie, if I don’t want to take madmen seriously and become a madman myself (Milan Kundera Quotes) No one can give anyone else the gift of the idyll; only an animal can do so, because only animals were not expelled from Paradise. The love between dog and man is idyllic. It knows no conflicts, no hair-raising scenes; it knows no development (Milan Kundera Quotes) Until that time, her betrayals had filled her with excitement and joy, because they opened up new paths to new adventures of betrayal. But what if the paths came to an end? One could betray one’s parents, husband, country, love, but when parents, husband, country, and love were gone - what was left to betray? (Milan Kundera Quotes) Radio... force-feeds us music... everywhere and all the time... sewage-water music in which music is dying (Milan Kundera Quotes) Common European thought is the fruit of the immense toil of translators. Without translators, Europe would not exist; translators are more important than members of the European Parliament (Milan Kundera Quotes) Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that’s very beautiful. But what would they nourish their intimate talk with? However contemptible the world may be, they still need it to be able to talk together. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Without asking her permission, someone is trying to intrude her life, draw her attention, in short, to bother her. (Milan Kundera Quotes) The brain appears to possess a special area which we might call poetic memory and which records everything that charms or touches us, that makes our lives beautiful. (Milan Kundera Quotes) She thought that after what she had been through during the invasion she would stop being petty and grow up, grow wise and strong, but she had overestimated herself (Milan Kundera Quotes) People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It’s not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. (Milan Kundera Quotes) People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It’s not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past. (Milan Kundera Quotes) She regarded books as the emblems of secret brotherhood. A man with this sort of library couldn’t possibly hurt her. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! once you’ve brought breakfast in bed you’ll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal. (Milan Kundera Quotes) O lovers! Be careful in those dangerous first days! Once you’ve brought breakfast in bed you’ll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Believe me, nothing is more beautiful than to carry out crazy ideas. I’d like my whole life to be one single crazy idea. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Love is a continual interrogation. I don’t know of a better definition of love. (Milan Kundera Quotes) ...because love is continual interrogation. I don’t know of a better definition of love. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Graphomania (a mania for writing books) inevitably takes on epidemic proportions when a society develops to the point of creating three basic conditions: -(1) an elevated level of general well being which allows people to devote themselves to useless activities(2) a high degree of social atomization and , as a consequence, a general isolation of individuals;(3) the absence of dramatic social changes in the nation’s internal life. (Milan Kundera Quotes) When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I’m successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible. (Milan Kundera Quotes) For he was aware of the great secret of life: Women don’t look for handsome men. Women look for men who have had beautiful women. Having an ugly mistress is therefore a fatal mistake. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Vertigo is something else than the fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which temps and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defense ourselves. (Milan Kundera Quotes) Vertigo is something other than the fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves. (Milan Kundera Quotes)

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