To have a son in wartime is the worst curse that can befall a mother, no matter what anyone says. — Slavenka Drakulic Curse Copy Share Image
How is a woman to tell the story of her life and not stumble upon men? — Slavenka Drakulic Life Copy Share Image
“A ipak, trebao mi je čitav život da shvatim kako svi ljudi nisu jednaki i kako čine samo ono što mogu, da… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Usamljenost je bila gora od boli, pomislila je, usamljenost u koju ju je bol zarobila i na koju je bila osuđena čitavog… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“I realize that I only have words and that, from time to time, as I hold them in my arms I am… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“U ljubavi sam vidjela spas. Ljubav je bila moja religija. Čovjek valjda ima potrbu izmisliti nešto poput boga. što je drugo moglo… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Dok je svirao, bio je drugačiji, mekši, blaži, otvoreniji. Kad bi ga pratila, zajedničko je sviranje, baš kao i učenje, stvaralo nevidljive… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“She wonders what else she will have to give up and what is the minimum of things with which one can survive… — Slavenka Drakulić Heart Copy Share Image
“Uvijek zamišljamo da ćemo bliskim osobama sve stići reći i objasniti, pokazati kako ih razumijemo i volimo. Iznenadna smrt nepravedna je i… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
Every public space is like a billboard, with messages from the collective subconscious of the nation. There one can read passivity, rage… — Slavenka Drakulic Attitude Copy Share Image
“Bio si moja opsesija, moja fiksacija. tvoje je ime za mene bio sinonim za sreću. I što je najgore, vjerovala sam čvrsto… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“During those few days and nights, pain had moved into S. as if into its own house. She felt occupied. A previously… — Slavenka Drakulić Pain Copy Share Image
“Na koncu konca, što je ljubav? Sad mi se čini da je to tek riječ za čitav niz osjećaja, od nježnosti do… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Ovako formulirana, na papiru, njegova se odluka doima stvarnijom. Jednako tako je i sidejama, postaju jasnije tek kad ih napiše. No zaboravio… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Zar je zaista povjerovao da bih napisala memoare? Je li papir dovoljno izdržljiv materijal da bih mu povjerila svoj žvot? Bojim se… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Here, in the camp, she could tell any old story, these people would have no choice but to believe her. That is… — Slavenka Drakulić Refugee Copy Share Image
“Već su oboje bili navikli međusobno podijeliti svaku misao, svaku novu ideju i doživljaj. Bez tog odjeka, bez reakcije onog drugoga, ništa… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“To say it's the poor quality of the paint under socialism is correct, but it is not enough. To say it's soft-coal… — Slavenka Drakulić Air pollution Copy Share Image
“Europe has another meaning for me. Every time I mention that word, I see the Bosnian family in front of me, living… — Slavenka Drakulić Borders Copy Share Image
“With a practised hand he pulls out a knife and presses it against her throat. Hurry up, he hisses through clenched teeth,… — Slavenka Drakulić Language Copy Share Image
“What do people think of when they talk about their lives? Do they really see them as an integral whole, as a… — Slavenka Drakulić Life Copy Share Image
“Her mother, an employee with a state-owned company, is a Serb. Her father, an engineer, is a Muslim, which means that S.… — Slavenka Drakulić Business Copy Share Image
“It is not true that you feel something when you are in an accident. There is no feeling, no thought. You do… — Slavenka Drakulić Blue sky Copy Share Image
“Tek kad je osjetila prazninu u grudima, kad nije mogla udahnuti, kad joj je srce poskočilo poput podivljale mačke koja grebe kandžama… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Perhaps to them and their peers their ecological consciousness is a bigger sign of prestige than a fur coat. Perhaps they feel… — Slavenka Drakulić Animal Copy Share Image
“Znala sam da je svaka nova žena u njegovu životu značila i novu fazu u kreativnosti. Minotaur se hranio ne samo mojim… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“And then came the pain. First in her leg, as if something had sunk its teeth into it. A huge beast, a… — Slavenka Drakulić Children Copy Share Image
“I know now that everything after the accident was merely a tactic to indulge in escapism and self-delusion. When you are hit… — Slavenka Drakulić Death Copy Share Image
“Her body lies in the bed like an inanimate object, an emptied bellow or shopping bag. Nothing has changed with her departure… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Look now,' Vesna's mother continued, 'what do you know, a civil war might break out any minute: Serbs would fight with Croats,… — Slavenka Drakulić Civil war Copy Share Image
“She is awake. Again she thinks about fear. Until then, she had not been aware of fear, she had been convinced that… — Slavenka Drakulić Fear Copy Share Image
“Žene klimaju glavom, svaka ima nekoliko djece. Jedan dječak ih sluša i kaže: - Kad budem velik, ja ću ubijati Srbe ovako… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“She was convinced the demonic pain she had suffered in her leg as a child had been in some sort of preparation… — Slavenka Drakulić Children Copy Share Image
