“Грабна ме неизпитвано женско желание - не да бъда приютена до рамото му, не закриляна като крехко цвете, а да изравня стъпките си с неговата широка стъпка и да тръгнем заедно в крак срещу вятъра, без да се озъртаме и боим от нещо, което ще ни издебне изотзад.”
― Пътуване към себе си
― Пътуване към себе си
“Sometimes, I used to sit under the sky, on a clear night, and gaze at the stars, saying, in my croaky voice: “Lord, if you’re up there somewhere, and you aren’t too busy, come and say a few words to me, because I’m very lonely and it would make me so happy.” Nothing happened. So I reckon that humanity— which I wonder whether I belong to —really had a very vivid imagination.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“Щом хората, с които си споделял общо минало, си тръгнат, те вземат със себе си половината от него. Всъщност цялото, защото половин минало няма. Все едно си скъсал вертикално една страница на две и четеш изреченията само до средата, а другият чете краищата. И никой нищо не разбира. Този, който държи другия край, го няма. Този, който е бил толкова близо в дните, сутрините, обедите, вечерите и нощите, в месеците и годините на това минало... Няма кой да го потвърди, няма с кого да го изсвирите заедно. Струва ми се, че когато жена ми си тръгна, изгубих половината си минало, всъщност цялото.
Миналото се свири на четири ръце, най-малко на четири ръце.”
― Time Shelter
Миналото се свири на четири ръце, най-малко на четири ръце.”
― Time Shelter
“Hate can be a deeply stimulating emotion. The world becomes easier to understand and much less terrifying if you divide everything and everyone into friends and enemies, we and they, good and evil. The easiest way to unite a group isn't through love, because love is hard, It makes demands. Hate is simple. So the first thing that happens in a conflict is that we choose a side, because that's easier than trying to hold two thoughts in our heads at the same time. The second thing that happens is that we seek out facts that confirm what we want to believe - comforting facts, ones that permit life to go on as normal. The third is that we dehumanize our enemy.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“Since then, whenever I make new acquaintances, men or women with the potential of becoming friends or lovers, I project them back into that time, that hall, and ask myself whether they would have raised their hands; no one has ever passed the test: every one of them has raised his hand in the same way my former friends and colleagues (willingly or not, out of conviction or fear) raised theirs. You must admit: it's hard to live with people willing to send you to exile or death, it's hard to become intimate with them, it's hard to love them.”
― The Joke
― The Joke
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