“And then, after five minutes of silence, almost inaudibly, the old man sighed and said, more to himself than to Artyom: ‘Lord, what a splendid world we ruined . . .”
― Metro 2033
― Metro 2033
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you.”
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“Never discuss the rights of the strong. You are too weak to do that. -Khan”
― Metro 2033
― Metro 2033
“Getting a new version of the answer every day, Artyom was unable to compel himself to believe what was true, because the next day another, no less precise and comprehensive one, might arise. Whom should he believe? And in what? ... Any faith served man only as a crutch supporting him. ... He understood why man needs this support. Without it, life would have become empty, like an abandoned tunnel.”
― Metro 2033
― Metro 2033
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