“Like a bicycle, like a wheel that, once rolling, is stable only so long as it keeps moving but falls when its momentum stops, so the game between a man and woman, once begun, can exist only so long as it progresses. If the forward movement today is no more than it was yesterday, the game is over.”
This book delves into the experiences of individuals battling cancer within a Soviet hospital setting, offering insights into the challenges faced by patients and the medical professionals caring for them. more
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a Russian novelist, was born on December 11, 1918, and died on August 3, 2008. He is renowned for his works that profoundly exposed the dark side of the Soviet political system and is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. more
“Sometimes seeing everything just gets in the way.”
“Magic gives you a lot of choices," Grandad says. "Most of them are bad.”
“There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.”
“Is anything wrong, dear? the old joke went. No, why? You moved. Just don't move.”
“As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes.”
“We never had any children," he said ruefully. "Our work was our children.”