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The best actors do not let the wheels show.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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To rebel against being born a woman seemed as foolish to her as to take pride in it.
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For existential mathematics, which does not exist, would probably propose this equation: the value of coincidence equals the degree of its improbability.
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it is wrong to chide the novel for being fascinated by mysterious coincidences... but it is right to chide man for being blind to such coincidences in his daily life. For he thereby deprives his life a dimension of beauty.
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The novel is a meditation on existence as seen through the medium of imaginary characters.
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And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?
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Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that's very beautiful. But what would they nourish their intimate talk with? However contemptible the world may be, they still need it to be able to talk together.
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I understood that there was no escaping the memories, that I was surround by them. (p.30)
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...[P]eople who shout joy from the rooftops are often the saddest of all... (p.24)
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