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The Good Soldier Svejk
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A chilling thriller that follows the harrowing journey of an amnesiac woman trapped in a mysterious psychiatric hospital.

fiction | 868 pages | Published in 1993

Quotes

It is a great honor to be called an idiot by such a distinguished gentleman.

Jaroslav Hasek

Oh, the devil take all the military fuss. I’d really rather lie in bed...

Jaroslav Hasek

One falls asleep in a restaurant, but wakes up in the police station.

Jaroslav Hasek

So the civil servant has to be not only strictly conscientious but also incurably lazy.

Jaroslav Hasek

Boar is cheaper, but you never know where it comes from, and often you find uses for it that you didn’t expect.

Jaroslav Hasek

The doctor discovered liver trouble, poor circulation... and that my stomach was paralyzed from all the mess they’d been stuffing me with.

Jaroslav Hasek

It’s just the same with fighting men. There’s only one way of making them fight, and that is to shout abuse at them.

Jaroslav Hasek

True, fear makes a man a liar. But if you know he’s lying, there can be no fear.

Jaroslav Hasek

War for the staff officer is always something very different from a war for the common soldier.

Jaroslav Hasek

The receptionist had left his position and crawled under the counter. There he was sitting under the counter with his face buried in his hands.

Jaroslav Hasek