The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it. Vaclav Havel attemptdeceptivedevote Change image and share on social
When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete. Vaclav Havel completefreedomtruth Change image and share on social
Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life. Vaclav Havel factguardianlife Change image and share on social
As soon as man began considering himself the source of the highest meaning in the world and the measure of everything, the world began to lose its human dimension, and man began to lose control of it. Vaclav Havel begincontroldimension Change image and share on social
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good. Vaclav Havel abilitydeepenterprise share on social
But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European region. Vaclav Havel anchorecentraleuropean Change image and share on social
Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising. Vaclav Havel assumedisruptdrama Change image and share on social
If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed. Vaclav Havel artistchangeentertain Change image and share on social
I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions. Vaclav Havel capabledivisionentire Change image and share on social
Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance. Vaclav Havel acteffectgain Change image and share on social
