Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Ivo Andric Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Yugoslavia
  • Born: Oct 9, 1892
  • Died: Mar 13, 1975

Ivan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire.

Sadness is also a kind of defence. sadness

If people would know how little brain is ruling the world, they would die of fear. fear

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

22 other wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more sayings from Isadora Duncan

5 more sayings from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher