12 Quotes by Macedonian authors

Voicing from stony villages and river valleys, Macedonian sayings carry a flint-bright wit and a slow-burning warmth. They weigh honor like bread, share hardship like salt, and turn history’s dust into memory. In a few spare words, they braid tenderness with stubbornness, faith with skepticism, irony with hope. Echoes of kolo steps, church bells, and market banter mingle with mountain silence and the Vardar’s steady pull. Humor bites gently, wisdom travels light, and a steadfast regard for dignity, kinship, and the patient craft of living endures.

See the complete list of authors from Macedonia

"We think that Kosovo will continue to serve as a centre of violence and regional instability in future"

Boris Trajkovski, Statesman

"I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed"

Boris Trajkovski, Statesman

"I am considering two things on a daily basis: what is right to do and what is wrong to do in my role as President of my people. According to my conscience, I am trying to abide by the right. My vision is peace. My vision is prosperity"

Boris Trajkovski, Statesman

"While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for solving those differences"

Boris Trajkovski, Statesman

"The Republic of Macedonia is being built on democratic ideals and values, not on ethnic groups. Those ideals and values include economic opportunities, language and educational opportunities, religious rights, and political processes"

Boris Trajkovski, Statesman

"Our citizens will lose their confidence or trust in the values and principles of the international community, especially if our personal identity is denied"