Jan Neruda, Prague Tales Quotes

No one has the right to enter literature without fresh new ideas. We’ve got too many dexterous drudges as it is.

Men are jealous of every woman, even when they don’t have the slightest interest in her themselves.

I know that no reader ever asks a question. A writer must force his favors upon his readers.

At least when one speaks of oneself one is passionate, well-informed and specific.

I’ve supped on potatoes and groats and am waiting to be sick. How about you?I supped like the Lord in Heaven.’and what does the Lord in Heaven have for supper?’Nothing.