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“Isn't it odd? Why do we always feel just as guilty when we think of our teachers as when we think of our parents? And not because of anything that happened at school -- no, not at all. It's because of what became of us later.”

School Memories Nostalgia Teachers

Book:Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

Source: Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays

“It wasn't that easy to leave your established home, the place made sacred by the graves of your parents, and move on to who knew where.”

Home Childhood Nostalgia Village Migration

Book:Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

Source: Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

“As the soil was renewed, so one's feelings seemed to change, uniting in some inexplicable way with a distant age when the eyes and ears of men were more alert to sights, sounds, and fine distinctions.”

Nature Attention Childhood Awareness Nostalgia Forests Nature S Beauty Distractions Aroma

Book:Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

Source: Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

“In the olden days, at least, they knew when to stop. " "Now they don't any more. In the olden days they had some shame as well." "Yes, now they ain't got no shame either.”

Nostalgia Old Age Old Days Drunkenness Drinking Alcohol Drunken Behaviour

Book:Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

Source: Money for Maria and Borrowed time: Two village tales

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