Jaroslav Hašek
Great times call for great men.Collection: Book
After debauches and orgies there always follows the moral hangover.Collection: Hangover
When Švejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies get so angry when they're kept there. You can crawl naked on the floor, howl like a jackal, rage and bite. If anyone did this anywhere on the promenade people would be astonished, but there it's the most common or garden thing to do. There's a freedom there which not even Socialists have ever dreamed of.Collection: Garden
I was discharged from the army for idiocy and officially certified by a special commission as an idiot. I'm an official idiot.Collection: Army
Jesus Christ was innocent too,' said Svejk, 'and all the same they crucified him. No one anywhere has ever worried about a man being innocent. Maul halten und weiter dienen ['Grin and bear it and get on with the job'] - as they used to tell us in the army. That's the best and finest thing of all.Collection: Jesus
And somewhere from the dim ages of history the truth dawned upon Europe that the morrow would obliterate the plans of today.Collection: Europe