Mother tongue Quote by Milorad Pavić

“A bird foraging for food in the swamps and marshes sinks rapidly if it doesn't move. It has to keep pulling its feet out…

— Milorad Pavić

“Leander: "I've been dead for three days now. And you?”

— Milorad Pavić

“RENDGENOSKOPIJA SNA Unapred se zakazuje na sedam dana. Vrsi se generalna proba. Takođe se traze najuspesniji snimci snova svih formata u boji i crno-beloj…

— Milorad Pavić

Unfortunate and wretched are those who have respected a book they did not love and hated those they did.

— Milorad Pavić

“Tvoja prošlost se krije u tvom ćutanju, tvoja sadašnjica u tvom govoru, a tvoja budućnost u tvojim pogrešnim koracima. Buku je lako napraviti. Napravi,…

— Milorad Pavić

“... ako otkriješ tajnu, postaješ deo tajne. Ja sam ovog jutra opet lagala u snu. A laž ima miris. Svak može da umre, ali…

— Milorad Pavić

Houses are like books: so many of them around you, yet you only look at a few and visit or reside in fewer still.

— Milorad Pavić

When we read, it is not ours to absorb all that is written. Our thoughts are jealous and they constantly blank out the thoughts…

— Milorad Pavić

“And he gave me a few of the Xeroxed sheets of paper lying on the table in front of him. As he passed them…

— Milorad Pavic

“ZAR NE VIDIŠ DA NI TO LICE NA TEBI NIJE TVOJE? POGLEDAJ NA BILO KOJU FRESKU ILI SLIKU PA ĆEŠ GA ZAČAS NAĆI. TEBI…

— Milorad Pavić

“Unutrašnja strana vetra je ona koja ostaje suva dok vetar duva kroz kišu." "Bilo je nešto što nikako nije uspevala da uklopi u svoju…

— Milorad Pavić

“I dream in a language I do not understand when I'm awake.”

— Milorad Pavić