Orbi Alter

“He was a man of very few words, and as it was impossible to talk, one had to keep silent. It’s hard work talking to some people, most often males. I have a Theory about it. With age, many men come down with testosterone autism, the symptoms of which are a gradual decline in social intelligence and capacity for interpersonal communication, as well as a reduced ability to formulate thoughts. The Person beset by this Ailment becomes taciturn and appears to be lost in contemplation. He develops an interest in various Tools and machinery, and he’s drawn to the Second World War and the biographies of famous people, mainly politicians and villains. His capacity to read novels almost entirely vanishes; testosterone autism disturbs the character’s psychological understanding.”
― Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

“Ja možda jesam lud, ali nikako nisam glup.”
― Zoran Zmiric, Pacijent iz sobe 19

“Posrane gaće su za normalnog čovjeka sramota, a za budalu zastava.”
― Zoran Žmirić, Pacijent iz sobe 19

“Mi smo u ratu sve znali. I oni s druge strane su isto sve znali. Svi su sve znali jebote, pa kako smo onda uspjeli s toliko znanja, vrhunac pameti svesti na međusobno uništavanje?”
― Zoran Žmirić, Pacijent iz sobe 19