Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental testโฆconsists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.
Milan KunderaHuman life occurs only once, and the reason we cannot determine which of our decisions are good and which bad is that in a given situation we can make only one decision; we are not granted a second, third, or fourth life in which to compare various decisions.
Milan KunderaWithout realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress.
Milan KunderaThe more vast the amount of time we've left behind us, the more irresistible is the voice calling us to return to it.
Milan Kundera...people don't respect the morning. An alarm clock violently wakes them up, shatters their sleep like the blow of an ax, and they immediately surrender themselves to deadly haste. Can you tell me what kind of day can follow a beginning of such violence? What happens to people whose alarm clock daily gives them a small electric shock? Each day they become more used to violence and less used to pleasure.
Milan Kundera