“The principle here is that a new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our elders planted fields and fought in wars; they advanced the arts and sciences, and generally made sacrifices on our behalf. So by their efforts, however humble, they have earned a measure of our gratitude and respect.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“While the splendors that elude us in youth are likely to receive our casual contempt in adolescence and our measured consideration in adulthood, they forever hold us in their thrall.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“Fate would not have the reputation it has, if it simply did what it seemed it would do.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“...the book had been written with winter nights in mind. Without a doubt, it was a book for when the birds had flown south, the wood was stacked by the fireplace, and the fields were white with snow; that is, for when one had no desire to venture out and one's friends had no desire to venture in.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“In the end, a parent’s responsibility could not be more simple: To bring a child safely into adulthood so that she could have a chance to experience a life of purpose and, God willing, contentment.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
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