Tereza Quotes
- Tereza's mother never stopped reminding her that being a mother meant sacrificing everything. Her words had the ring of truth, backed as they were by… — Milan Kundera
- Tereza had gone back to sleep; he could not. He pictured her death. She was dead and having terrible nightmares; but because she was dead,… — Milan Kundera
- Tereza knew what happens during the moment love is born: the woman cannot resist the voice calling forth her terrified soul; the man cannot resist… — Milan Kundera
- In Tereza’s eyes, books were the emblems of a secret brotherhood. For she had but a single weapon against the world of crudity surrounding her:… — Milan Kundera