“Tears do not burn except in solitude.”
― On the Heights of Despair
― On the Heights of Despair
“Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
― Candide
― Candide
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“À l'aurore, armés d'une ardente patience, nous entrerons aux splendides Villes.
(In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities.)”
― A Season in Hell & Other Poems
(In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities.)”
― A Season in Hell & Other Poems
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