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Such Quotes by Milan Kundera
- There is such a thing as everyday, ordinary, vulgar ecstasy; the ecstasy of anger, the ecstasy of speed at the wheel, the ecstasy of ear-splitting…
- Such are the Splendors and Miseries of memory: it is proud of its ability to keep truthful track of the logical sequence of past events;…
- The present era grabs everything that was ever written in order to transform it into films, TV programs; or cartoons. What is essential in a…
- it is wrong to chide the novel for being fascinated by mysterious coincidences... but it is right to chide man for being blind to such…
- This was exactly what the girl had most dreaded all her life and had scrupulously avoided until now: lovemaking without emotion or love. She knew…
- This symmetrical composition--the same motif at the beginning and at the end--may seem quite "novelistic" to you, and I am willing to agree, but only…
- In the political jargon of those days, the word "intellectual" was an insult. It indicated someone who did not understand life and was cut off…
- ...people don't respect the morning. An alarm clock violently wakes them up, shatters their sleep like the blow of an ax, and they immediately surrender…
- Even at the age of eight she would fall asleep by pressing one hand into the other and making believe she was holding the hand…
- There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
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- Its a shame to hide such a wonderful feeling like Love, When you love someone, show it, say it! Love must be… — Anurag Prakash Ray
- He took the bride about the neck and kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack that at the parting all the… — William Shakespeare
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- Years ago someone wrote [about me]: 'She characterizes Molly Weasley as a mother who is only at home looking after the children.'… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
- The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as… — Mikhail Bakunin
- There are problems with nursing - such as the issue of nurses all having to do degrees these days. But that doesn't… — Jo Brand
- It [sin] cannot occur at any time nor in any form without his permission. While he does not actively originate it, he… — James Petigru Boyce