Bohumil Hrabal on crackling
Bohumil Hrabal6 quotes“A symbol of the eternity that preceded human thought, a free fire, a gift from heaven, a living sign of the elements unnoticed by the world-weary pedestrian, a fire in the ditches of Prague warming the wanderer’s eye and soul.”
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I expect them to tell me things about myself I don’t know.
Bohumil HrabalBohumil Hrabal Eleanor Roosevelt doesn’t ever do anything that is going to hurt her husband. She tries things out on him. She gets permission to do things.
Bohumil HrabalBohumil Hrabal Because real thoughts come from outside and travel with us like the noodle soup we take to work; in other words, inquisitors burn books in vain.
Bohumil HrabalBohumil Hrabal It’s interesting how young poets think of death while old fogies think of girls.
Bohumil HrabalBohumil Hrabal Because when I read, I don’t really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop.
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