Maxim Chernykh

“Goddamnit, I hate murder more than just about anything,” said Sheriff Red Jetty. “It can just ruin a day.”
― Percival Everett, The Trees

“Bless me, Father, said Francis, for I pushed the Englishman off the cliff. One Hail Mary, said Micheál. Bless me, Father, for I have pushed the Frenchman off the cliff. One Our Father. Two Hail Marys.”
― Audrey Magee, The Colony

“— Ты ранил меня, и это подло, — сказала сорока, помолчав. — Наверняка я умру. Но прежде чем умереть, я хочу прочесть стихотворение. — Стихотворение? — Да, — с грустью промолвила сорока. — Поэзия — единственная моя отрада.”
― Dino Buzzati, Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio

“The idea of drowning doesn’t bother me, though, since we’re made of water anyway. It’s kind of like your body overflowing with itself.”
― Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling