The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything. – Milan Kundera
The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. – Milan Kundera
You can understand nothing about art, particularly modern art, if you do not understand that imagination is a value in itself. – Milan Kundera
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. – Milan Kundera