Her kitsch was the image of home, all peace, quiet, and harmony, and ruled by a loving mother and a wise father.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Just imagine living in a world without mirrors. You'd dream about your face and imagine it as an outer reflection of what… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Every love relationship rests on an unwritten agreement unthinkingly concluded by the lovers in the first weeks of their love. They are… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Our dreams prove that to imagine - to dream about things that have not happened - is among mankind's deepest needs. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Dreaming is not merely an act of communication; it is also an aesthetic activity, a game of the imagination, a game that… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
To put it another way, every love relationship is based upon unwritten conventions rashly agreed upon by the lovers during the first… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“And suddenly something unforgettable occurred: suddenly she felt a desire to go to him and hear his voice, his words. If he… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The word change, so dear to our Europe, has been given a new meaning: it no longer means a new stage of… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Dreaming is not merely an act of communication (or coded communication, if you like); it is also an aesthetic activity, a game… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“What troubled her so, she thinks, is the dream's effect of nullifying the present. For she is passionately attached to her present;… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“The meaning did not precede the dream; the dream preceded the meaning. So the way to read the tale is to let… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
The beauty of New York is unintentional; it arose independent of human design, like a stalagmite cavern. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
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 Image
“Our lives may be separate, but they run in the same direction, like parallel lines.” — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
