Sofia Petrovna Quotes

“Novels hadn't interested her for a long time now: not for a moment could she tear her mind away from her own life and concentrate on somebody else.”
― Lydia Chukovskaya, Sofia Petrovna

“All men, every last one of them, were terribly fond of pretty women. Any cheeky housemaid could wrap any man, even a decent one, around her little finger.”
― Lydia Chukovskaya, Sofia Petrovna

“I personally bought three liters of kerosene two days ago. And now there's just a drop left on the bottom, not enough to stick up a dog's ass. You just can't leave anything in the kitchen anymore.”
― Lydia Chukovskaya, Sofia Petrovna