Ch. 23
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The bridge remained as if under sentence of death, but none the less still whole and untouched, between the two warring sides.
— Ivo Andrić
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The bridge remained as if under sentence of death, but none the less still whole and untouched, between the two warring sides." in the context of "Ch. 23" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ivo Andrić" (Quotes, The Bridge on the Drina (1945): The Bridge on the Drina [Na Drini ćuprija / На Дрини ћуприја] (1945) as translated by Lovett F. Edwards (1959) )
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About Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić (9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslavian novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić (9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslavian novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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