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Vladimir Yermilov, nicknamed the scourge of Russian literature, also figures prominently in this study in his role as chief literary critic and a close friend of Fadeyev’s. A natural bully and virtuoso phrasemaker, Yermilov found his social
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“But although the cliche says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said ... is that power always reveals. When a man is climbing, trying to persuade others to give him power, concealment is necessary. ... But as a man obtains more power, camouflage becomes less necessary.”
― The Passage of Power
― The Passage of Power
“Egg has the truth of it. Aerion's quite the monster. He thinks he’s a dragon in human form, you know. That’s why he was so wroth at that puppet show. A pity he wasn't born a Fossoway, then he’d think himself an apple and we’d all be a deal safer, but there you are.”
― The Hedge Knight
― The Hedge Knight
“Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest.”
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“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
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“Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.”
― Haunted
― Haunted
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