Vesna

“Tajne su nepodnošljive. Mislim one tajne koje nadjačaju i obiđu svoju sitnu sudbinu, da se otkriju, prođu, razdrlje i u laž uteraju, i boje se da izgube draž svoje nerazmotanosti. Šta ima u tajni? Gomila ili raskukannh ili upornih osećaja i doživljaja koji ne mogu da se razmuče. Svaka ohola, tvrda i zagrađena tajna pritiskuje čoveka i sužava ga. Ona je grobnica u kojoj će istruliti sve što je bilo. Simpatična i slatka je samo ona tajna koja na čelu nosi žig svoje prolaznosti, koja zna da će se razglasiti, i čeka, i ne boji se da postane zaboravljena, beznačajna i smešna. Teško onima koji ne umeju da razbiju i na svetlost iznesu svoju tajnu. Teško onima koji lažu da nema šta da se uzme i ponese, kad mladost i strast pokucaju na vratima tajne.”
― Isidora Sekulić, Saputnici

“Extending his hands from his bed, Plume was astonished not to feel the wall: “Well," he concluded, "the ants must have eaten it away.” And he went back to sleep.
Shortly thereafter, his wife shook him awake: “Take a good look, lazybones! While you were so busy sleeping, someone went and stole our house!” And indeed, stretching out on every side there was nothing but solid sky. “So it goes,” he thought.”
― Henri Michaux, Plume: précédé de Lointain intérieur

“Knowledge is to be found on the edge of experience. As long as you don’t fall off the edge…”
― Gabriel Krauze

“Reality always falls short of essence. Every child knows that.”
― Henri Michaux, Miserable Miracle