Martin Svoboda

“Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't!”

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”

“We are born not with purpose, but with potential.”

“A tree cannot grow in its parents’ shadows.”

“Sometimes, one must become a master to avoid becoming a slave.”

“Life was treasure. The only treasure.”

“Intelligence does enable you to deny facts you dislike.”

“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.”

“When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.”

“A pet. In pets, free will was tolerated only as long as the pet owner found it amusing.”

“I don't worry too much about the choices I've made. When my days are over I'll have to answer for everything I've done. I don't grieve in any way about bad consequences for things I've done in my life.”

“I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.”

“I've been your slave
Ever since I've been your babe
But before I be your dog
I'll see you in your grave.”

“Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.”

“The truth of art lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality to define what is real.”

“Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.”

“Eternity is the sun
mixed
with the sea”

“I shed more tears than God could ever have required.”

“I understand, and not knowing how to express myself without pagan words, I’d rather remain silent”