“Yes, if you're looking for infinity, just close your eyes!”
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
Original title
Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí
(Czech, 1984)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera, about two women, two men, a dog and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history. Although written in 1982, the novel was not published until two years later, in a French translation . The original Czech text was published the following year.
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“On the surface, an intelligible lie; underneath, the unintelligible truth.”
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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pg 160
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Four: Soul and Body
“Physical love is unthinkable without violence.”
pg 111
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Three: Words Misunderstood
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Two: Soul and Body, p 56
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Five: Lightness and Weight
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Once her love had been publicized, it would gain weight, become a burden.”
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Flirting is a promise of sexual intercourse without a guarantee.”
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“But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?”
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