“Here, in the camp, she could tell any old story, these people would have no choice but to believe her. That is not to say that refugee women like her lie, merely that they are uprooted. Their stories barely mean… — 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
