“Dimitri had driven his mother back to Montreux from the Lausanne hospital at dusk on July 2, in his blue Ferrari, on the last day of his father's life. Véra had sat silently for a few minutes and then uttered the one desperate line Dimitri ever heard escape her lips, "Let's rent an airplane and crash.”
Stacy Schiff is an American author renowned for her biographical works. Born on October 26, 1961, in New York, she graduated from Harvard University and later obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. Schiff's writing style is distinctive, and she excels at delving into the lives and achievements of historical figures. Her works have won numerous literary awards. more
“Time they say is a great healer, but in this case, I am not sure that is true.”
“Tell all my mourners To mourn in red- Cause there ain't no sense In my bein' dead.”
“Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is bless'd who ne'er was born.”