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A atitude de Praskóvia Fiódorovna para com a doença do marido, tal como ela a manifestava a ele e aos outros, era a de que toda aquela doença era culpa dele e era mais um dos aborrecimentos que causava à mulher. Ivan Ilitch sentia que ela
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“There’s a famous Russian proverb about this type of behavior. One day, a poor villager happens upon a magic talking fish that is ready to grant him a single wish. Overjoyed, the villager weighs his options: “Maybe a castle? Or even better—a thousand bars of gold? Why not a ship to sail the world?” As the villager is about to make his decision, the fish interrupts him to say that there is one important caveat: whatever the villager gets, his neighbor will receive two of the same. Without skipping a beat, the villager says, “In that case, please poke one of my eyes out.”
― Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
― Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
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