Milan Kundera, The Joke Quotes

I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.

People who shout joy from the rooftops are often the saddest of all.

A person's destiny often ends before his death.

Youth is a terrible thing: it is a stage trod by children in buskins and fancy costumes mouthing speeches they've memorized and fanatically believe but only half understand