There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos. Milan Kundera compassionechofelt Change image and share on social
A worker may be the hammer's master, but the hammer still prevails. A tool knows exactly how it is meant to be handled, while the user of the tool can only have an approximate idea. Milan Kundera approximatehammerhandle Change image and share on social
Art is the human disposition of sensible or intelligible matter for an esthetic end. Milan Kundera artdispositionend Change image and share on social
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Milan Kundera forefreedomgoodness Change image and share on social
For a novelist, a given historic situation is an anthropologic laboratory in which he explores his basic question: What is human existence? Milan Kundera anthropologicbasicexistence Change image and share on social
The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people. Milan Kundera abilityexistextend Change image and share on social
Eroticism is like a dance: one always leads the other. Milan Kundera danceeroticismlead Change image and share on social
The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. Milan Kundera domehappinesslaughter Change image and share on social
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace. Milan Kundera afternoonbackbore Change image and share on social
All great novels, all true novels, are bisexual. Milan Kundera bisexualgreatnovel Change image and share on social
