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Alija Izetbegović
“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply
"devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought, which are necessary in order to "digest," to process what has been read, to absorb and comprehend it. When people of that kind speak, pieces of Hegel, Heidegger and Marx come out raw, unprocessed. Reading requires personal contribution as much
as a bee requires "inner" work, as well as time, to transform pollen into honey.”
Alija Ali Izetbegovic, Notes from Prison

Meša Selimović
“Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.”
Meša Selimović

Astrid Lindgren
“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
Astrid Lindgren

Alija Izetbegović
“366. Life is a game where nobody wins. ..
except for those who believe and do good deeds. . . (Qur'an, Surah "Al Asr").”
Alija Ali Izetbegovic, Notes from Prison

Astrid Lindgren
“Give the children love, more love and still more love – and the common sense will come by itself.”
Astrid Lindgren

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