Codex Hyperboreanus Quotes

“On her fifteenth anniversary, she lined up her thirty six dolls and beheaded them with a single swing, proudly announcing the end of her childhood.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“They say history is made by great individuals, but anyone who has ever studied it knows that’s just an excuse, so the masses can absolve themselves from responsibility.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Truth is like medicine—too little will keep you sick, too much will kill you.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“It often happens that opposite emotions trigger similar reactions in the human body, for crying occurs both in moments of deep despair and great joy. Only observant poets know the difference, for despair paints the eyes red and causes swelling, while joy makes them glitter like emeralds under the brightest of suns.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“We don't appreciate life unless we waste the first half of it.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Love, my dear, is the opium of the masses, and once people get high on it, they will trample you like wild horses.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“It is said that when lovers are meant for each other, the gods take special care to match all the curves of their bodies, so when they join, they become one, and it is not possible to see when one body ends and another begins.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“In the eyes of cowards, wonders come as threats.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Those of us acquainted with the intricate life of empires know that no matter how powerful they grow to be—and how indispensable their influence seems to their dominions—there comes a moment when they suddenly fall, like ripe fruits from a tall tree.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“When people are confronted by a mystery, they rush to formulate an answer, so they can get rid of it as soon as possible.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Due to entropy, all promises decay and break apart.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“He was a chaotic administrator and an avid womanizer—qualities that blended well, for one fed off the other like a flame gorging on candle wax.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“There were as many versions of the past as there were people—an unfortunate thing that made any objective study of history impossible.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“It is unfortunate that the mistakes of the parents are so easy to spot, while those of the children are yet to be committed.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“It is typical for the young to use wise words irresponsibly, for they can’t match them with experience.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Love flourishes neither in dignity, nor in the hope that someone else could take the place of the beloved, but in the bliss of complete self-abandonment.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“The truth is that the material world is too poor to satisfy our yearnings. This is how we end up with so many dysfunctional rich people.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“His opulent funeral was attended by all his subjects, although—due to heavy snowfall—the majority of them were present only in spirit.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus

“Just like complete disillusionment, absolute satisfaction diminishes one’s will to live.”
― Yanko Tsvetkov, Codex Hyperboreanus