Life is incomprehensible miracle, because it always dissipates and rashes, yet it lasts and stands firm as the "The Bridge on the Drina" – Ivo Andric

All the Drina rivers of this world are curvy; they will never be completely straighten up; but we must never cease to stop trying to straighten them up. – Ivo Andric

In some people there are gratuitous hatred and envy, which are larger and stronger than anything that other people can create and invent. – Ivo Andric

Virtues of a man we receive and fully appreciate only if they are shown in a form that fits our beliefs and preferences. – Ivo Andric

It is strange how little it takes to be happy, and even stranger: how often just that little bit is missing! – Ivo Andric