--- title: "3 Tomaz Salamun Quotes" description: "Tomaž Šalamun was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/tomaz-salamun-75432_psychology_my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the_77578.jpg" --- # Tomaz Salamun **3** quotes in **6** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tomaž Šalamun was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist. His more than 50 books of Slovene poetry have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. His work has been called a poetic bridge bet ## Quotes by Tomaz Salamun > [“My mind is a sacred cow / bleeding in the ellipsis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomaz-salamun/my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the-ellipsis/) [Tomaz Salamun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomaz-salamun/) [Psychology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/tomaz-salamun-75432_psychology_my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the_77578.jpg) > [“I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. That is why I am terrible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomaz-salamun/i-demand-unconditional-love-and-complete-freedom-that-is-why-i-am/) [Tomaz Salamun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomaz-salamun/) [Complete freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complete-freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/tomaz-salamun-75432_freedom_i-demand-unconditional-love-and-complete_1161154.jpg) > [“I Know" Last night, in the water where Barnett Newman’s line disappeared, I drowned. I swam to the surface, like a black,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomaz-salamun/i-know-last-night-in-the-water-where-barnett-newman-s-line/) [Tomaž Šalamun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomaz-salamun/) [Destiny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/tomaz-salamun-75432_destiny_i-know-last-night-in-the-water-where-bar_2756433.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomaz-salamun/#itemlist", "name": "Tomaz Salamun Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My mind is a sacred cow / bleeding in the ellipsis.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tomaz Salamun" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomaz-salamun/my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the-ellipsis/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/tomaz-salamun-75432_psychology_my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the_77578.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/tomaz-salamun-75432_psychology_my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the_77578.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/tomaz-salamun-75432_psychology_my-mind-is-a-sacred-cow-bleeding-in-the_77578.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mind is a sacred cow / bleeding in the ellipsis.” — Tomaz Salamun", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. 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