“Everyone says that he fell because he flew too close to the sun,” his father said, “but he flew, do you see what I mean, Son? He was able to fly. It doesn’t matter if you fall, if you were a bird for even just a few seconds.”
― Tender Is the Flesh
― Tender Is the Flesh
“I am writing because they told me to never start a sentence with because. But I wasn't trying to make a sentence—I was trying to break free. Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“But why don't you take him with you into the light?
He does not deserve the light, he deserves peace”
― The Master and Margarita
He does not deserve the light, he deserves peace”
― The Master and Margarita
“Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
“He tried to hate God but he doesn’t believe in God. He tried to hate all of humanity for being so fragile and ephemeral but he couldn’t keep it up because hating everyone is the same as hating no one.”
― Tender Is the Flesh
― Tender Is the Flesh
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[EN] Ukrainian literature encompasses literature written in Ukrainian language. Unfortunately, even in the beginning of the 21st century, Ukrainian l ...more
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