The Secret Of Boring People Lies In

My Own Experience Is That Once A Story Has Been Written, One Has To Cross Out The Beginning And The End. It Is There That We Authors Do Most Of Our Lying.

In Russia There Is No Philosophy, But Philosophize Everything, Even The Small Fry.

The Air Of One's Native Country Is The Most Healthy Air.

My Mother And Father Are The Only People On The Whole Planet For Whom I Will Never Begrudge A Thing. Should I Achieve Great Things, It Is The Work Of Their Hands; They Are Splendid People And Their Absolute Love Of Their Children Places Them Above The Highest Praise. It Cloaks All Of Their Shortcomings, Shortcomings That May Have Resulted From A Difficult Life.

An Expansive Life, One Not Constrained By Four Walls, Requires As Well An Expansive Pocket.