"Tereza had gone back to sleep; he could……" — 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, he was unable to wake her from them. Yes, that is death: Tereza asleep, having terrible nightmares, and he unable to wake her."
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Milan Kundera
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381 Quotes by Milan Kundera
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