2 Quotes by Ivan Vladislavić

They would beat him and hammer himand drill him. He bobbed, and ducked, and refused to fall. They struck out, as if they were driving nails into him, and with every blow he felt more like himself

How I envy people who float around the world, resting their roots lightly on whatever soil they happen to be hovering above, dividing their time, and then dividing it again, until it’s so thin they can see through it. The global citizens. Epiphytes." (from "Double Negative" by Ivan Vladislavic, Teju Cole)