--- title: "1 Air pollution Quotes By Slavenka Drakulić" description: "1 Air pollution quotes by Slavenka Drakulić. Plus more from Slavenka Drakulić and more Air pollution sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/slavenka-drakuli-17737_air-pollution_to-say-it-s-the-poor-quality-of-the-pain_546261.jpg" --- > [“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 exploitation and air pollution, bad gasoline and bad cars, or lack of money - that again would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/to-say-it-s-the-poor-quality-of-the-paint-under-socialism-is-correct/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/slavenka-drakuli-17737_air-pollution_to-say-it-s-the-poor-quality-of-the-pain_546261.jpg) ## More by Slavenka Drakulić > [“Žene klimaju glavom, svaka ima nekoliko djece. Jedan dječak ih sluša i kaže: - Kad budem velik, ja ću ubijati Srbe ovako - podiže…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/ene-klimaju-glavom-svaka-ima-nekoliko-djece-jedan-dje-ak-ih-slu-a-i/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“A ipak, trebao mi je čitav život da shvatim kako svi ljudi nisu jednaki i kako čine samo ono što mogu, da daju samo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/a-ipak-trebao-mi-je-itav-ivot-da-shvatim-kako-svi-ljudi-nisu-jednaki/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [How is a woman to tell the story of her life and not stumble upon men?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/how-is-a-woman-to-tell-the-story-of-her-life-and-not-stumble-upon-men/) [Slavenka Drakulic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Vjerovala sam da ljubav može uskrsnuti i mrtve.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/vjerovala-sam-da-ljubav-mo-e-uskrsnuti-i-mrtve/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“During those few days and nights, pain had moved into S. as if into its own house. She felt occupied. A previously unknown illness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/during-those-few-days-and-nights-pain-had-moved-into-s-as-if-into-its/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“It is not true that you feel something when you are in an accident. There is no feeling, no thought. You do and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/it-is-not-true-that-you-feel-something-when-you-are-in-an-accident/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Znala sam da je svaka nova žena u njegovu životu značila i novu fazu u kreativnosti. Minotaur se hranio ne samo mojim nego i…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/znala-sam-da-je-svaka-nova-ena-u-njegovu-ivotu-zna-ila-i-novu-fazu-u/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“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 exploitation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/to-say-it-s-the-poor-quality-of-the-paint-under-socialism-is-correct/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Perhaps to them and their peers their ecological consciousness is a bigger sign of prestige than a fur coat. Perhaps they feel on more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/perhaps-to-them-and-their-peers-their-ecological-consciousness-is-a/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“What do people think of when they talk about their lives? Do they really see them as an integral whole, as a chronological sequence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/what-do-people-think-of-when-they-talk-about-their-lives-do-they/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Europe has another meaning for me. Every time I mention that word, I see the Bosnian family in front of me, living far away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/europe-has-another-meaning-for-me-every-time-i-mention-that-word-i/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“I realize that I only have words and that, from time to time, as I hold them in my arms I am less lonely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/i-realize-that-i-only-have-words-and-that-from-time-to-time-as-i-hold/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [Every public space is like a billboard, with messages from the collective subconscious of the nation. There one can read passivity, rage indifference, fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/every-public-space-is-like-a-billboard-with-messages-from-the/) [Slavenka Drakulic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Na koncu konca, što je ljubav? Sad mi se čini da je to tek riječ za čitav niz osjećaja, od nježnosti do solidarnosti i…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/na-koncu-konca-to-je-ljubav-sad-mi-se-ini-da-je-to-tek-rije-za-itav/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) > [“Here, in the camp, she could tell any old story, these people would have no choice but to believe her. That is not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slavenka-drakuli/here-in-the-camp-she-could-tell-any-old-story-these-people-would-have/) [Slavenka Drakulić](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slavenka-drakuli/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-pollution/slavenka-drakuli/#itemlist", "name": "1 Air pollution Quotes By Slavenka Drakulić", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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 exploitation and air pollution, bad gasoline and bad cars, or lack of money - that again would be correct. But not the whole story. All these reasons (and probably many more) are not enough to explain the decrepitude. I think the reason is in us. 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