Erich Maria Remarque · 379 pages
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“Предимството на човек , който дълго е тънел в калта е че за него всичко е така ново и възбуждащо, като че ли го преживява за първи път. Всичко- дори една чаша или една бяла покривка”
“He’s afraid," Graber said.
"Yes, naturally. But he’s a good dog."
"And a man-eater."
"We’re all that."
"Why?"
"We are. And we think, just like that dog, that we are still good. And just like him we are looking for a bit of warmth and light and friendship.”
“Страхуваме се от собствените си чувства. А когота ги почувстваме, веднага мислим, че сме измамници.”
“- Връащам ви книгата за Швейцария.
- Не биваше да я спасявате. Мечтите не бива да се спасяват.
- Напротив. - каза Гребер - Какво друго, ако не те?
- Вярата. Мечтите се раждат отново.”
“Jautāt otram nozīmē vēl joprojām izvairīties no izšķirošā spieduma. Es gan arī īstenībā negaidīju atbildi no jums. Būtībā esmu jautājis tikai pats sev. Bet dažbrīd to var izdarīt, tikai jautājot otram.”
“Cilvēks var būt atbildīgs vienīgi par to, ko pats nodarījis. Un arī tikai tad, ja tas nav darīts pēc pavēles.”
“Ja pilsētu bombardējam mēs, tad tā ir stratēģiska nepieciešamība; ja to dara citi, tad neģēlīga noziedzība.”
“- Jūs smaidāt. Un esat tik mierīgs. Kāpēc jūs nebrēcat?
- Es brēcu. Tikai jūs to nedzirdat.”
“- Vai katrā ziņā kaut kam arvien jābūt patiesībai?
- Laikam ne. Kāpēc?
- Es nezinu. Bet iespējams, ka būtu mazāk karu, ja cilvēki tik ļoti negribētu pārliecināt cits citu par savas personiskās patiesības pareizību.”
“Tu netrīci. Dzīvība tevī trīc. Tam nav nekāda sakara ar drosmi. Drosme cilvēkam ir tad, kad tas var pretoties. Viss pārējais ir dižošanās. Mūsu dzīvība ir saprātīgāka nekā mēs paši.”
“Nachts ist man das, was man eigentlich sein soll; nicht das, was man geworden ist.”
“Вечно мы забываем, что в любое время можно самому поставить точку. Мы получили это в дар вместе с так называемым разумом.”
“И жить — умереть, и не жить — умереть”
“Šodien katrs domā par sevi. Pārāk daudz pasaulē nelaimes.”
“Вчера времени еще было много. А завтра нам будет казаться, что сегодня было много.”
“Laikam gan katrs kādam bija labs cilvēks. Un kādam tieši pretēji.”
“Un brīžiem, kad klusums brēc, tas jāpārmāc ar visskaļāko, kas cilvēkam ir.”
“- Dažbrīd cilvēks pavisam aizmirst, ka viņš dzīvo.
- Es gan to arvien apzinos. Tikai nezinu lāgā, ko ar to iesākt.”
“Re nu, kādi mēs esam! Baidāmies savu jūtu. Un, tiklīdz tās samanām, tā tūlīt domājam, ka esam krāpnieki.”
“Sasprindzinājums bija izzudis, un viņš jutās kā cilvēks, kurš pavisam nejauši uzdrošinājies uzkāpt uz plāna ledus un sev par lielu pārsteigumu redz, ka tas nelūst. Viņš zina, ka tas ir plāns un ka ilgi varbūt neizturēs, bet pašlaik tas tur, un ar to pietiek.”
“I had always been warned that American didn't always get sarcasm”
“I've learned over the years that sooner or later a person's physical appearance comes to resemble whatever is in their heart.”
“Getty’s 55-cent-a-barrel royalty to the Saudis loomed over Aminoil’s 35-cent royalty to Kuwait, the roughly 33-cent royalty that Aramco had just been compelled to pay the Saudis—and far overshadowed the 16½ cents that Anglo-Iranian and the Iraq Petroleum Company were paying in Iran and Iraq respectively, as well as the 15-cent royalty that the Kuwait Oil Company was paying.”
“Mẹ kiếp, hòa-bình chẳng qua là thứ cây mọc lên từ máu thịt bao anh em mình, để chừa lại chút xương. Mà những người được phân công nằm lại gác rừng le là những người đáng sống nhất.”
“toppling face first into a neat, fresh pile of Danny the carthorse’s nuggets.”
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