“Look now,' Vesna's mother continued, 'what do you know, a civil war might break out any minute: Serbs would fight with Croats, Czechs would fight with Slovaks, Hungarians would fight with Jews. how can you be sure of anything?' 'But,… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
“Žene klimaju glavom, svaka ima nekoliko djece. Jedan dječak ih sluša i kaže: - Kad budem velik, ja ću ubijati Srbe ovako - podiže… — Slavenka Drakulić 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 daju samo… — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
How is a woman to tell the story of her life and not stumble upon men? — Slavenka Drakulic 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 unknown illness… — Slavenka Drakulić 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 and you… — Slavenka Drakulić 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 nego i… — 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 exploitation and… — 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 on more… — Slavenka Drakulić 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 chronological sequence… — Slavenka Drakulić 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 far away… — 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 less lonely.” — Slavenka Drakulić Copy Share Image
