“In the course of reading he [Alexander Pushkin] became more and more melancholy and finally became completely gloomy. When the reading was over he uttered in a voice full of sorrow: "Goodness, how sad is our Russia!"” GoodnessRussia Author:Nikolai Gogol
“If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.” IfsTurnsWaitingLuckBoring Author:Mikhail Tal
“First, how to sac my queen, then rook, then bishop, then knight, then pawns.” FirstsQueensKnightsBishopsPawns Author:Mikhail Tal
“Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure” GivingPleasureEffortIntellectualGive MeEnormous Author:Vladimir Kramnik
“Artists of all disciplines must be willing to go into the dark, let go control, be surprised.” ArtistDarkWillingDisciplineLetting Go Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“I am also four, and twelve, and fifteen, and twenty-three, and thirty-one, and forty-five and . . . and . . . and . . .” ThreeFiveFourTwentiesThirtyFortyTwelveFifteen Book:Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art