“The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become.” — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Her drama was a drama not of heaviness but of lightness. What fell to her lot was not the burden but the… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
[W]e must never allow the future to collapse under the burden of memory. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Once her love had been publicized, it would gain weight, become a burden. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“Conversely, the absolute absence of a burden causes man to be lighter than air, to soar into heights, take leave of earth… — milan kundera Copy Share Image
“the heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become. the absolute of… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they become. Conversely, the absolute… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The heaviest of burdens is simultaneously an image of life's most intense fullfillment. The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The heaviest of burdens crushes us, we sink beneath it, it pins us to the ground. But in the love poetry of… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“She knew that she had become a burden to him: she took things too seriously, turning everything into a tragedy, and failed… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
When we want to give expression to a dramatic situation in our lives, we tend to use metaphors of heaviness. We say… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
...she merely wished to find a way out of the maze. She knew that she had become a burden to him: she… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“But is heaviness truly deplorable and lightness splendid? The heaviest of burdens crushes us, we sink beneath it, it pins us to… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The heaviest of burdens crushes us, we sink beneath it, it pins us to the ground. But in love poetry of every… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“In the world of eternal return the weight of unbearable responsibility lies heavy on every move we make. That is why Nietzsche… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The future is only an indifferent void no one cares about, but the past is filled with life, and its countenance is irritating, repellent,… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“From that time on they both looked forward to sleeping together. I might even say that the goal of their lovemaking was not so… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated quality to it. We've always had an aesthetic intention and a long-range plan. That's… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
The beauty of New York is unintentional; it arose independent of human design, like a stalagmite cavern. — Milan Kundera Copy Share
Children, Never look Back!" and this meant that we must never allow the future to be weighed down by memory . for children have… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Our lives may be separate, but they run in the same direction, like parallel lines.” — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Having a child is to show an absolute accord with mankind. If I have a child, it's as though I'm saying: I was born… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
Love is a battle," said Marie-Claude, still smiling. "And I plan to go on fighting. To the end." Love is a battle?" said Franz.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural. We can never know what to… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Whenever I think about ancient cultures nostalgia seizes me. Perhaps this is nothing but envy of the sweet slowness of the history of that… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Do stories, apart from happening, being, have something to say? For all my skepticism, some trace of irrational superstition did survive in me, the… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
“Os extremos delimitam a fronteira para além da qual a vida termina, e a paixão pelo extremismo, tanto em arte como em política, é… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by… — Milan Kundera Copy Share
Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. — Milan Kundera Copy Share
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