“When people go away they vanish, turn to nothing, stop being. They live only in memories, haunting the imagination.””
Quotes by Dezső Kosztolányi
“He was no lover in a worldly sense; the only love he knew was that of divine understanding, of taking a whole life into its depths as if they were his own. From this, the greatest pain, the greatest happiness is born: the hope that we too will one day be understood, strangers will accept our words, our lives, as if they were their own.””
“A drunkard never walks where he can fly.Only the sober believe that the inebriate stagger to and fro. In reality they float on invisible wings and arrive everywhere much earlier than expected.””
“A kávéház az újságíró temploma.””
“At any rate, they were strange fellows, these bohemians. They lounged around doing nothing and told you they were working; they were frightfully miserable and yet would tell you that they were perfectly happy. They had more troubles than others but seemed to bear them better, as if they fed on suffering.””
“Az, aki hallgat, mindenbe beleegyezik.””
“Olyan író akarok lenni, aki a lét kapuin dörömböl, s a lehetetlent kísérli meg. Ami ezen alul van, azt lenézem - tessék megbocsátani szerénytelenségemért, hiszen még senki vagyok és semmi-, mégis lenézem, mélységesen megvetem.””
Dezső Kosztolányi was a prominent Hungarian writer, journalist, and translator, known for his diverse contributions across various literary genres, including poetry, essays, and plays. His work was he...