Kevin Phillips

“This had been Lenin’s greatest innovation: a line that, like the Proletariat itself, was universal and infinite. He established it by decree in 1917 and personally took the first slot as his comrades jostled to line up behind him. One by one every Russian took his place, and the line grew longer and longer until it shared all of the attributes of life. In it friendships were formed and romances kindled; patience was fostered; civility practiced; even wisdom attained.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“It has been said that Hitler and all other Jew-haters in history wish to kill the Jewish people because by doing so they also destroy the God who otherwise can’t be killed.”
― Dean Koontz, 77 Shadow Street

“Because the Bolsheviks, who were so intent upon recasting the future from a mold of their own making, would not rest until every last vestige of his Russia had been uprooted, shattered, or erased.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“I know I’m more than a blob of atoms. I know that I matter more than matter. I see how my immaterial attitudes and thoughts affect my surroundings all the time.”
― Mary Jo Sharp, Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God