Quotes from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Već osamnaest milijuna godina hodamo na stražnjim nogama a još smo četveronošci uglavnom svi I što to znači znati čitati i pisati kada pišemo već sigurno dulje od pedeset hiljada godina a svakih se stotinu godina rodi po jedan čovjek koji umije doista pisati a njega ne čita nitko”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Što bi čovjek gluhima tumačio glazbu?”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Ljudi su tople, tvrdoglave, sebeljubive životinje! Ljudi uglavnom žive u vonju svog vlastitog isparivanja, i dok uživaju u svom vlastitom gnjiležu, sve, što je od bližnjega gnjilo, to im smrdi.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Teku ljudi po ulicama, miču se lica u povorkama, lica naprahana, blijeda, klaunska, sa zarezima gorućeg karmina oko usana, kratkovidne maske žena u crnini, lica grbavaca, donje čeljusti, voštani dugi prsti sa crnim, modrikastim noktima, sve prilično ružno. Gadna lica, zvjerske njuške, žigosane bludom i porocima, zlobom i brigama, lica smolava i ugrijana, glave mrkvaste, gubice crnačke, zubala tvrda, oštra, mesožderska, a sve je sivo kao fotografski negativ.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Prolaze ljudi i nose u svojim mračnim crijevima skuhane kokošje glave žalosne ptičje oči kravlje butove konjska stegna a sinoć još su te životinje veselo mahale repom i kokoši kvocale su u predvečerje svoje smrti u kokošinjcima a sada se sve svršilo u ljudskim crijevima i to se micanje i žderanje u jednu riječ zove život po zapadnim evropskim gradovima u sutonu jedne stare civilizacije.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“On nema snage da se otme svemu oko sebe i da otpočne nešto novo sa sobom i sa životom oko sebe.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Čovjek je životinja u svojoj pojedinačnoj osamljenosti savršeno tužna, u prirodi, moglo bi se reći, gotovo deplasirana! U stadu živeći već prilično dugo, čovjek je čovjeku čovjek, okrutniji naime od svake druge zvijeri. Bestidna, lažljiva, glupa, zlobna i majmunska zvijer! Najsmješnija među životinjskim vrstama je sigurno vrsta majmunska, a koliko je majmun bliži neposrednom i logičnom životu od čovjeka? Poslije opice (koja u svakom pogledu zaostaje za drugim životinjama), čovjek je životinja najmajmunskija! Ta zvijer je proždrljivija od hijene, jer hijena prežderana strvinom može pokraj smrdljivog mesa da zaspi, dok čovjek, koji se prežderao toliko, da mu se od sitosti diže utroba - još uvijek ždere i, promatrajući oko sebe druge, gladne, sebi slične životinje, oblizuje se zadovoljno.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Ljudi su ljudi i sve je ljudsko samo ljudsko, nažalost!”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“To su zapravo sve pločice dječijih igračaka, religija, božićnih bedastoća, idila koje uznse KULT ČISTE LAŽI, a iza svega toga proviruje roba: kupujte margarin, čokoladu, naranče, vaniliju, sukno, gumilje! Ljudi su izmislili tapete, sagove, parkete, cijevi s ugrijanom vodom, staklena vrata, zlatne ribice, kaktuse i čitave izloge knjiga po svojim stanovima, koje nitko ne čita. Ljudi su nagomilali pod svojim krovovima kitajsku majoliku, akvarele, damastne stolnjake, svilene čarape, krzna i dragulje. Ljudi lakiraju svoje nokte kao perverzni istočnjaci, kupaju se u mramornim kupaonicama, voze se ugrijanim kočijama, piju gorke želučane likere, ali pojma zapravo nemaju ŠTO JE TO ŽIVOTNA STVARNOST I KAKO BI JE TREBALO ŽIVJETI?”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Mi odjekujemo na zabilježene tuđe doživljaje odjekom svo­jih vlastitih uspomena!”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Filip se gubio u detaljima te nikako nije mogao da tim detaljima oko sebe udahne neki dublji smisao.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Ja vjerujem u čistoću umjetničke spoznaje, kao u još jedinu čistoću koja nam je preostala u ovom životinjstvu oko nas!”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Svitalo je, kada je Filip stigao na kaptolski kolodvor. Dvadeset i tri godine nije ga zapravo bilo u ovom zakutku, a znao je još uvijek sve kako dolazi: i truli slinavi krovovi i jaka buka fratarskog tornja i siva, vjetrom isprana jednokatnica na dnu mračnog drvoreda.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Sami lopovi vrve svijetom, kao crvi u crvljivom mesu: sumnja velika i nepovjerenje na sve strane, a i dobro da je tako, jer je čovjek rođen kao lopov!”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Krotiteljica zvjeradi u crvenoj galoniranoj husarskoj atili gladila je debelu pospanu zmijurinu pod crvenkastom ispruganom platnenom perinom i čula se kiša kako klizi po zelenkastom jedru menažerije a negdje je pjevao jedan limeni žlijeb.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“...misliti u slikama i opajati se mnogolikom izmjenljivošću slika.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Život počeo se u Filipu topiti na sastavne dijelove u njemu je neprekidno rastvorno analitičko raspadanje svega počelo da raste sve nemirnije to je u njemu rastao proces koji se negdje otkinuo od svoje svrhe i sada se već dulje vremena sve samo od sebe kreće u smjeru rastvaranja. To kontemplativno uništavanje svega što mu dolazi pod ruku ili pred oko pretvara se polagano u ideju što je stala da ga progoni iz dana u dan sve intenzivije pod njegovom vlastitom predodžbom o vlastitom subjektivnom životu počeo je da nestaje svaki pa i najmanji smisao. Njegov vlastiti život negdje se otkinuo od svoje podloge i stao pretvarati u fantom koji nema nikakva razloga da postoji i to već prilično dugo traje a postaje sve teže i zamornije.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Ljudi su izmislili tapete sagove parkete cijevi s ugrijanom vodom staklena vrata zlatne ribice kaktuse i čitave izloge knjiga po svojim stanovima koje nitko ne čita. Ljudi su nagomilali pod svojim krovovima kitajsku majoliku damastne stolnjake svilene čarape krzna i dragulje. Ljudi lakiraju svoje nokte kao perverzni istočnjaci kupaju se u mramornim kupaonicama voze se u ugrijanim kočijama piju gorke želučane likere ali pojma zapravo nemaju što je to životna stvarnost i kako bi trebalo živjeti”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Već dulje vrijeme primjećivao je Filip kako se sve stvari i dojmovi pod njegovim pogledom raspadaju u detalje samo za najrastvorenijih ratnih dana kad je sve bilo u raspadanju i kada se nije ništa drugo osjećalo nego prenagomilavanje stvari u slijepim količinama i to kako čovjek sam po sebi i nije ništa drugo nego neka neznatna i sitna količina samo za onih najmračnijih i najosamljenijih dana događalo se Filipu da se nije snalazio u zbivanju gubeći pregled nad svojim vlastitim trajanjem.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Odonda je prošlo već mnogo vremena a on nije naslikao ništa poslije ona dva-tri sretna jesenja dana on nije dugo već doživio ništa što bi bilo vrijedno da se uopće doživi vuče se po kavanama živi među ovim dvonošcima koji nose kišobrane i uvijek kada govore govore o nečem stvarnom o kruhu ili o mesu miču čeljustima i zubalima od kaučuka a sve je jalovo i nema nikakvog višeg razloga za opstanak.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Filip ima potrebu da oslijepi da ogluši da se pretvori sav u gluhonijemu zrakopraznu tminu a ovdje je tako mračno tako zagušljivo tako sitno kao u kakvoj kutiji sve je zalijepljeno tim kretenskim slikama tim hengelampama tako nisko da bi čovjek mogao glavom da probije krov tu nema zraka tu se ne može disati tu samo čovjeku srce bije u laktovima pa to je sve nesnosno hermetički zalijepljeno”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

“Ništa u životu, pa ni u umjetnosti, nema sigurno nekog naročitog, a pogotovo ne natprirodnog smisla! U našem životu tako je udešeno da su nam najskupocjeniji trnuci zapravo savršeno besmisleni.”
― Miroslav Krleža, quote from The Return of Philip Latinowicz

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