“I don't see why the young in Prague or Budapest or Warsaw shouldn't be allowed to go to hell in a handcart if they want to. They do it everywhere else and they have great fun doing so.”

—  John Banville

John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)

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