Kris

“Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential to the growth of the soul. Pain is part of the beauty of life. It enriches us.”
― Ruben Papian

“For tradition also and always means inhibition.”
― Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday

“Tako se na kapiji, između neba, reke i brda, naraštaj za naraštajem učio da ne žali preko mere ono što mutna voda odnese. Tu je u njih ulazila nesvesna filozofija kasabe: da je život neshvatljivo čudo, jer se neprestano troši i osipa, a ipak traje i stoji čvrsto "kao na Drini ćuprija".”
― Ivo Andrić, The Bridge on the Drina

“A cheerful genius suits the times, / And all true poets laugh unquenchably / Like Shakespeare and the gods.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh