How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph), with the exception of Part V, which runs (Part#. "Short Title". Paragraph). Part V has no numbered chapters—only title headings.
Quote #4
When he was very young, Thomas Mann wrote a naively entrancing story about death: in that story, death is beautiful, as it is beautiful to all those who dream of it when they are very young, when death is still unreal and enchanting, like the bluish voice of distances. (IV.17.2)
While Kundera talks about this fascination or love of death as unpractical and naïve, it's still a thing. Or at least, it is for those poetic types. Mann's version of death as a beautiful woman is hard to resist and easily welcomed. Kundera's and Tamina's experiences with death—because they are practical—make it difficult for them to be "enchanted" by the prospect of ultimate annihilation.
Quote #5
I therefore conclude that her erotic reserve had two motives: to keep the student as long as possible in the enchanted territory of tender timidity and to avoid as long as possible the disgust sure to be inspired in him, as she saw it, by the crude instructions and precautions without which physical love could not take place. (V. "Kristyna".4)
Kristyna has nooo intention of giving in to the student's burning desire for her. Oh, she doesn't mind playing around with him a bit, but she's clearly enjoying the relationship too much to have sex with him. Kundera chalks this up to two factors. One is practical: Kristyna can't get pregnant again, or she may die. But underlying the physical issues is something ideological: she loves the sublime nature of the student's poetical soul. She doesn't want to ruin the "idyll" by bringing base, earthly concerns about sexuality into it. The guy's no mechanic, after all.
Quote #6
One of the customary remedies for misery is love. Because someone loved absolutely cannot be miserable. All his faults are redeemed by love's magical gaze, under which even inept swimming, with the head held high above the surface, can become charming. (V. "Litost?".6)
It's often hard to tell if Kundera is serious or if he's being tongue in cheek. We've got to believe that there's a little sarcasm happening here, especially when we're talking about the student, who suffers from some serious inferiority issues. Still, this is a belief popular among those who love Hallmark cards: love conquers all. No matter what his shortcomings, the student wouldn't have to suffer litost if he could just find that girl who would love him enough to let him think he was superior.