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How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone

Book by Saša Stanišić · 5 quotes · Bake, Death, Fantasia

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“If I were a magician who could make things possible, I'd have lemonade always tasting as it did on the evening Francesco explained how right it was for the Italian moon to be a feminine moon. If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be able to understand all languages every evening between eight and nine. If I were a magician who could make things possible, all dams would keep their promises. If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be really brave.”

Magician Wishing

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“...there's not enough of anything to go around except people and death.”

People Death Scarcity

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“The French always make our sort happy because, like us, they know how to love, they're just as good at playing the accordion, and they've made a real art of their inability to bake proper bread.”

Humor French Self Deprecating Serbian Bake To Love

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“Am Morgen des Tages, an dessen Abend er starb, schnitzte mir Opa Slavko aus einem Ast den Zauberstab und sagte: im Hut und im Stab steckt eine Zauberkraft. Trägst du den Hut und schwingst du den Stab, wirst du der mächtigste Fähigkeitenzauberer der blockfreien Staaten sein. Vieles wirst du revolutionieren können, solange es mit den Ideen von Tito konform geht und in Übereinstimmung mit den Statuten des Bundes der Kommunisten Jugoslawiens steht. Ich zweifelte an der Zauberei, aber ich hatte keine Zweifel an meinem Opa. Die wertvollste Gabe ist die Erfindung, der größte Reichtum die Fantasie. Merk dir das, Aleksandar, sagte Opa ernst, als er mir den Hut aufsetzte, merk dir das und denk dir die Welt schöner aus. Er übergab mir den Stab, und ich zweifelte an nichts mehr.”

Fantasie Kindheit Gedächtnis

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“Na manhã do dia em cuja noite acabou morrendo, vovô Slavko esculpiu uma varinha de condão para mim usando um galho de árvore e disse: tanto no chapéu quanto na varinha existe um poder mágico, se tu usares o chapéu e carregares a varinha, vais te tornar o mais poderoso mágico de capacidades entre os países que não fazem parte do bloco. Poderás revolucionar muitas coisas, na medida em que isso estiver em conformidade com as ideias de Tito e concordar com os estatutos da Aliança dos Comunistas da Iugoslávia. Eu duvidava da magia, mas não duvidava do meu avô. A graça mais valiosa é a inventividade, a maior riqueza é a fantasia. Guarda isso, Aleksandar, disse vovô com seriedade, enquanto botava o chapéu em mim, guarda isso e imagina um mundo mais bonito. Ele me entregou a varinha. Eu não duvidava de mais nada.”

Fantasia Memória Infância

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