Dinka Bionda

“Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.’
‘How will I know which is which?’
‘By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

“Tijesan mi bijaše vijek, a velebna bješe mi duša.”
― Janko Polić Kamov, Ištipana hartija

“Čovjek je, kotrljajući se kroz bahatost vremena, gubio predrasude i stvarao alatke koje su mu olakšale slijepo puzanje kroz blato. Istina, zbog tih je alatki čežnje za boljitkom čovjek postao uspravna okomica nad divljinom, no istodobno je, gubeći strah pred munjom i gnjevom neba, izgubio i potrebu za traženjem samog sebe. Čovjek je, trežeći svemir, izgubio samoga sebe.”
― Ivana Šojat-Kuči, Šamšiel

“On the whole I try to keep Modesty and Willie in timeless settings, which is why I avoid all the latest slang and in-words. It won't be long before 'brill' sounds as dated as 'super' does now. [Uncle Happy, 1990]”
― Peter O'Donnell