Friday, October 21, 2005

MIlan Kundera Quotes

"I find myself fascinating."

"Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress."

"Eroticism is like a dance. It always leads the other."

"People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past."

"We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration."

"How goodness heightens beauty!"

"Oh lovers! Be careful in those dangerous first days! Once you've brought breakfast in bed you'll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal."

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