„Bol som človek, ktorému sa darilo v samote; bez nej som bol ako druhý človek bez jedla a vody. Každý deň bez samoty ma oslaboval. Na svoju samotu som nebol hrdý, ale bol som na nej závislý.“
Originál
I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.
Zdroj: Factotum (1975), Ch. 17
Kontext: I got into bed, opened the bottle, worked the pillow into a hard knot behind my back, took a deep breath, and sat in the dark looking out of the window. It was the first time I had been alone for five days. I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me. I took a drink of wine.
Podobné citáty
„Samota nemusí byť zlá, ak má človek o čom premýšľať. Duchovný život samotu veľmi vypĺňa.“
Prisudzované výroky
„Samota je skvelá, ale potrebujete, aby vám niekto povedal, že samota je skvelá.“
„Ak sa bojíte samoty, nežeňte sa.“
Prisudzované výroky
Zdroj: [KOTRMANOVÁ, Milada.: Perly ducha. Ostrava: Knižní expres, 1996 ISBN 80-902272-1-X]
