I try to do my job and be a decent person, and a decent person has the courage to face what is not necessarily pleasant, what is perhaps dark and troublesome. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
The first photograph I ever experienced consciously is a picture of my mother from before she gave birth to me. Unfortunately, it’s a black-and-white photograph, which means that many of the details have been lost, turning into nothing but gray shapes. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
Sometimes I wonder how my life would have worked out if my books had been translated into English sooner, because English is the language that’s spoken worldwide, and when a book appears in English it is made universal, it becomes a global publication. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
In a healthy, normal society, people can disagree with one another, even have diametrically opposing views, and this does not at all mean that they must hate one another. The Polish authorities, however, have made the division of Poles their primary task. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
I found that traveling on my own created a different state of mind because when you travel with your partner or a friend there is an endless tendency to exchange information, feelings and associations. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
I like to come back to the science fiction of Stanislaw Lem. He is comforting but also funny, and although I know his books, there’s always something new to discover. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
In a certain sense we can be proud to have introduced this hairstyle to Europe. ‘Plica polonica’ should be added to the list of our inventions, alongside crude oil, pierogi and vodka. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote
In today’s world everything is political. We are a statement – our clothes, haircut, the way we act. Olga Tokarczuk Read Quote