“And yet, sometimes facts are no more than pitiful consequences, because guilt does not reside in our acts but in the intentions that give rise to our act. Everything turns on our intentions.” GivingDoeSometimesFactsTurnsConsequenceGuiltIntentionPitiful Author:Sándor Márai
“You would like to read, but somehow the rain gets into the book, too; not literally, and yet it really does, the letters are meaningless, and all you hear is the rain. You would like to play the piano, but the rain comes to sit alongside and play an accompaniment. And then the dry weather returns, which is to say there is steam and bright light. People age quickly.” PeopleDoeBookPlayLightAgeReturnRainLettersWeatherPianoDryMeaninglessSteamBright Lights Author:Sándor Márai
“Vienna, to me it was the tuning fork for the entire world. Saying the word Vienna was like striking a tuning fork and then listening to find what tone it called forth in the person I was talking to. It was how I tested people. If there was no response, this was not the kind of person I liked. Vienna wasn't just a city, it was a tone that either one carries forever in one's soul or one does not. It was the most beautiful thing in my life. I was poor, but I was not alone, because I had a friend.” PeopleIfsWorldKindPersonsDoeSoulBeautifulPoorCitiesTalkingForeverListeningResponseToneCarrieBeautiful ThingsTestedNot AloneForksTuningViennaNo Response Author:Sándor Márai