Andrey Vasilyev > Quotes

“That’s how we humans are: put something off once, and we’ll think of a thousand reasons why we shouldn’t do it at all.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“I’d give you some pants, but I don’t wear any,” a mage standing by a bookshelf remarked sympathetically.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“Fair enough.” I deleted him from my friend list.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, Winds of Fate

“I should note that the Fayroll world was seamless, so you never had to wait for new levels to load. Noobland, that safe cradle where players were never bothered and almost never threatened, was, therefore, indistinguishable from the big world.”
― Andrey Vasilyev

“The door flew open, and I ducked immediately, which was the only reason I didn’t get a purse to the face. I’d seen that trick from her before.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“From Moscow? With a degree? Wants to join the army? Came and volunteered because he wanted to learn something useful? The poor guy’s head almost exploded.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“Race: human. I had decided that back when I was a young gamer before anyone had ever heard of Fayroll. Elves were too watery, dwarves were ugly, and halflings had hairy legs. And forget about orcs, trolls, and goblins—they were just evil. I mean, sure, lots of people enjoyed playing them, and that’s fine; some people like lollipops and others prefer pickles. But I stuck with humans, seeing as how that’s what I was most used to.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“My opinion didn’t matter in the least, and that’s why I rarely let her meet anyone.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, Gong and Chalice

“You can eat anything you want,” a wise Treville replied. “It’s just that some things you can only eat once in a lifetime, for the first and last time.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, Sicilian Defense

“And after the army, nothing in real life scared me. Except a shovel. And churches still put the fear of God into me…”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“He looked at me when he finished. “Genius, no?” “Definitely,” I answered. “True art!” “Oh, Fatima’s coming. I have to go.” Ibrahim suddenly was in a hurry. “If you want, come on in. We’ll relax, sing something, have something to eat. I’m saying this to a brother, not a customer.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, The Road East

“A rabbit ran by with all its experience, fur, and meat. A hardworking badger rustled away while a wiggly snake slunk off. Well, fauna, meet Man, your destroyer.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“My grandmother’s voice rang in my head, 'You have to haggle. Always haggle. Otherwise, they won’t respect you.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“I came here with Fat Willie for some beer. He got me drunk, rolled me up in the carpet, and stuck me under the bench,' I answered truthfully.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, More Than a Game

“Man is mortal. The trouble is that mortality sometimes comes to him so suddenly.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, The Road East

“The spot where the Wild Hearts’ powerful citadel had so recently stood was bleak and lifeless. Boulders marked where the walls had been, though everything was wrapped in vines, desolation, and silence. How quickly time erases the past.”
― Andrey Vasilyev, The Road East