Vinko Vrbanić Quotes
born 1951 Croatia
Vinko Vrbanić (born 1951) is a Croatian writer known for his short, inter-connected narratives with a discernible beginning, climax, and resolution.
- Croatia
- Novelists
- Short story writers
Random Vinko Vrbanić quote
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Isn’t freedom even this pig skin, which roasted like this crunches so nicely under the teeth?
Freedom is not a measure of grain to be placed on the scale, but the falcon that soars above the field of Sinj.
Love is a vision, a firefly that majestically glows in the night for some time; then, it winks at you and swiftly disappears.
A good storyteller minces words to entertain or inspire the audience. The politicians and religious leaders do much the same, but for a different purpose - to turn otherwise normal people to nutcases.
FATIMA (raises her head, brightens up, and makes a beautiful smile): Husein, this qanoon scents like crazy, you would think a rose from Ta’if smells. C’mon, bend and get a sniff of it, it won’t bite you.
Mara Margetić from Slavonski Kobaš stands next to Marija Bursać from Kamenica, or even to Judith the daughter of Merari from Bethulia. What a moving example of love, perseverance and loyalty!
The sieges of Gvozdansko (1578) and Alamo (1836) tell the true stories of the small bands of the heroes who stood against the massive armies to defend their homelands. They echo innate human devotion to the idea of fighting for freedom.