“It's about the girlfriend who left me last year. I tried to put all my anger in those words, even though I'm just as much to blame for the break-up. 'Soma' is based on the idea that a love relationship is almost the same as opium: it slowly puts you to sleep, it soothes you, and gives you the illusion of sureness and security. Very deceivable.” GivingYearsIdeasLastsLeftSleepBreakSecurityIllusionBlameGirlfriendLast YearLove RelationshipOpiumSoma Author:Billy Corgan
“Do you know that there's hardly anyone left of last year's Caucasian governments? I've tried to stop it, but in vain. Yet they can't all be Trotskyites and traitors.” KnowsYearsGovernmentLastsLeftVainDo You KnowLast YearTraitorCaucasian Author:Lavrentiy Beria
“It will be my birthday on Tuesday. Last year, I reached the painful conclusion that there wasn't enough time left to read every book ever written. This year, my gloomy realisation is even more painful - I will not be able to correct everyone's mistakes before I depart.” YearsBookEnoughAbleLastsLeftLanguageMistakeWrittenPainfulConclusionLast YearEnough TimeGloomyTuesdayMy BirthdayRealisationTime Left Author:Daniel Finkelstein