"And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition." — Milan Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being)


"the only relationship that can make both partners happy is one in which sentimentality has no place and neither partner makes any claim on the life and freedom of the other. " — Milan Kundera (The Unbearable Lightness of Being)