“A constant, systematic dissembling is required of the vast majority of us. It’s impossible, without its affecting your health, to show yourself day after day contrary to what you feel, to lay yourself out for what you don’t love, to rejoice over what brings you misfortune. Our nervous system is not an empty sound, not a fiction. It’s a physical body made up of fibers. Our soul takes up room in space and sits inside us like the teeth in our mouth. It cannot be endlessly violated with impunity. It was painful for me to hear you tell about your exile, Innokenty, how you grew during it, and how it re-educated you. It's as if a horse were to tell how it broke itself in riding school.” Life PhilosophyDr Zhivago Book:Dr Zhivago Source: Dr Zhivago
“Farewell, my great and dear one, farewell, my pride, farewell, my swift, deep river, how I loved your daylong splashing, how I loved to throw myself into your cold waves.” LoveGoodbyeDr Zhivago Book:Doctor Zhivago Source: Doctor Zhivago
“Only the familiar transformed by genius is truly great.” GeniusFamiliarDr Zhivago Book:Doctor Zhivago Source: Doctor Zhivago