
„Když je člověk sám, tělesně i duševně, zrodí se samota a samota rodí ještě více samoty.“
I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.
Zdroj: Factotum (1975), Ch. 17
Kontext: I got into bed, opened the bottle, worked the pillow into a hard knot behind my back, took a deep breath, and sat in the dark looking out of the window. It was the first time I had been alone for five days. I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me. I took a drink of wine.
„Když je člověk sám, tělesně i duševně, zrodí se samota a samota rodí ještě více samoty.“
„V samotě se nenajde víc, než kolik se do ní vneslo.“
„Samota je krásná, ale musíš mít někoho, komu o ní vyprávíš.“