Death of a Dissident Quotes

“The worst thing,' she whispered to the cat as she stroked it, 'is not to be useful.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Death of a Dissident

“If I don’t help you, you will sit there till Moscow turns capitalist, and I will wither away,” Kroft said reasonably.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Death of a Dissident

“It is curious, but the K.G.B. is composed of men. Men are animals. Animals are not perfect. We can only strive.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Death of a Dissident

“Granovsky was driven to near fury by their fear, but he had learned to pretend not to notice it. It pleased him that in seventeen years of marriage his wife had no idea how much her concerned cow eyes infuriated him.”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Death of a Dissident

“At the end of the top of the desk, the sickle caught the phone and the tip of the blade broke off. There are days, thought Rostnikov, where fate denies a man even the most meaningless of dramatic gestures. The”
― Stuart M. Kaminsky, Death of a Dissident