"Listening to a news broadcast is like smoking a cigarette and crushing the butt in the ashtray"
- Milan Kundera
About this Quote
This quote by Milan Kundera recommends that listening to a news broadcast is a short lived experience. Similar to smoking a cigarette, the news broadcast is taken in quickly and then forgotten. The act of squashing the cigarette butt in the ashtray signifies the end of the news broadcast, and the lack of enduring impact it has. Kundera is recommending that news broadcasts are not especially significant or unforgettable, and that they are rapidly forgotten. This quote indicates that news broadcasts are not particularly valuable or important, which they are unworthy investing too much time in. Kundera is suggesting that news broadcasts are not particularly meaningful or unforgettable, and that they are quickly forgotten. This quote implies that news broadcasts are not especially valuable or important, which they are unworthy investing excessive time in. Kundera is recommending that news broadcasts are a short lived experience, and that they should not be taken too seriously.
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