Stasa Tesevkic

“I can become happy with the simplest things
the most insignificant..
even the every day ones of every day.
It is sufficient for me that weeks have Sundays
and I am satisfied that years keep their Christmas for the very end
that winters have stone houses dipped in snow
that I know how to discover the hidden bitter herbs in their hiding places.
It is enough for me that four people love me
a lot..
It is enough for me that I love four people
a lot..
that I spend my breath on them alone;
that I am not afraid to remember;
that I do not care if they remember me;
that I can still cry
and that I even sing..sometimes...
that there is music which fascinates me
and fragrances that enchant me..”
― Odysseus Elytis

“Coincidence, when raised to a symbol, occurs with mathematical precision at the most crucial moment, even for the squarest of minds. A moment the rest of us call higher will, Fate’s gesture, something like that.”
― Odysseus Elytis, Open Papers - Selected Essays

“The fact that for a long time Cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see anything in it means nothing. I do not read English, an English book is a blank book to me. This does not mean that the English language does not exist. Why should I blame anyone but myself if I cannot understand what I know nothing about?”
― Pablo Picasso

“I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.”
― Helena Bonham Carter