“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
―
―
“I know there is no straight road
No straight road in this world
Only a giant labyrinth
Of intersecting crossroads”
―
No straight road in this world
Only a giant labyrinth
Of intersecting crossroads”
―
“People travel to wonder
at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars,
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering. ”
―
at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars,
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering. ”
―
“Sve će proći. Ali, kakva je to utjeha? Proći će i radost, proći će i ljubav, proći će i život. Zar je nada u tome da sve prođe?”
― The Fortress
― The Fortress
“Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.”
― Dance Dance Dance
― Dance Dance Dance
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