Olena

“Треба засвоїти раз назавжди, що, стоячи на місці, людина рухається назад. Завше відчувати на щоках вітер шляхів. Бачити попереду просторінь. Не думати, потрапивши в пісок, що за піском немає трави. В чагарникові знати, що шлях не перетято і попереду лисніє бита путь. Коли ти сидиш біля стерна, ти відчуваєш те ж саме, що батько твій на кораблі, що й дід твій на коні. Жага за просторінню! "Вперед!" — кричить твоя істота! Людині не властиво стояти.”
― Юрій Яновський, Майстер корабля

“You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“Death is a strange thing. People live their whole lives as if it does not exist, and yet it's often one of the great motivations for living. Some of us, in time, become so conscious of it that we live harder, more obstinately, with more fury. Some need its constant presence to even be aware of its antithesis. Others become so preoccupied with it that they go into the waiting room long before it has announced its arrival. We fear it, yet most of us fear more than anything that it may take someone other than ourselves. For the greatest fear of death is always that it will pass us by. And leave us there alone.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

“And time is a curious thing. Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few days, weeks, years. One of the most painful moments in a person's life probably comes with the insight that an age has been reached when there is more to look back on than ahead. And when time no longer lies ahead of one, other things have to be lived for. Memories, perhaps.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove