Red Chameleon Quotes

“you fantasize too much. It will make you dream. Dreams will turn to hopes. Hopes will turn to longing. Longing will turn to despair. Despair will turn to laughter. And laughter will get you in trouble.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“COMMISSAR ILLYA RUTKIN TUCKED his briefcase under his arm, adjusted his goatskin gloves, pulled down his fur hat to cover his ears and tightened the scarf over his mouth before opening the door of the wooden house and stepping out into the Siberian morning.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“There were a few seats, but Karpo did not want to sit. He wanted the distraction of discomfort, relished the physical irritation to be overcome.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“To Procurator Timofeyeva, the uniform had been a reminder of her duty. To Khabolov, it was a badge of his authority.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“Rostnikov had discovered that the vest factory often went twenty-four hours in ceaseless production of second-rate vests for which there was no market. Work quotas had to be met. People had to be kept busy.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“Hope was reasonable, but never expect the hope to be fruitful.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“Others argued that the hard life of a Muscovite made its inhabitants strong, tough, and hard, while Americans, English, and the French were soft from too much convenience. Why, then, Rostnikov thought, do we not live as long as they do?”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“Left-handedness was discouraged in Russia. Russian children caught using their left hand to throw, write, or eat were sternly stopped.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon

“The train ride back from Yekteraslav was hell. Zelach brooded, pouted, almost sucked his thumb. He shifted and squirmed and demanded more attention than a petulant child.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Red Chameleon