Embers
A source page for quotes linked to Sándor Márai.
“Yes, vanity … and yet self-respect is what gives a person his or her intrinsic value”
“There are worse things than suffering and death... it is worse to lose one's self-respect.”
“Mladí lidé vždycky doufají, že jim ten, jemuž svěří své nadeje, přinese nějakou oběť.”
“Es el mayor dolor de la vida, amar a alguien y saber que no puedes vivir con él.”
“لا تخجل من حقيقة شعورك حتي لو ضاع هدراً على أشياء لا تستحقه”
“London is a huge, stony desert: even boredom feels endless there.”
“There is no pain like the pain of knowing you love someone but cannot live with them.”
“Is disinterest not the essence of every human relationship?”
“Whether life finds us guilty or not guilty, we ourselves know we are not innocent.”
“Time is a purgatory that has cleansed all fury from my memories.”