Giselle Xavier

“What can and doesn't have to be always, at the end, surrenders to something that has to be.”
― Ivo Andric

“What doesn't hurt - is not life; what doesn't pass - is not happiness.”
― Ivo Andric

“Every human generation has its own illusions with regard to civilization; some believe they are taking part in its upsurge, others that they are witnesses of its extinction. In fact, it always both flames and smolders and is extinguished, according to the place and the angle of view.”
― Ivo Andrić, The Bridge on the Drina

“What does your sorrow do while you sleep? -It’s awake and waiting. And when it loses patience, it wakes me up.”
― Ivo Andric