I’m here not because I am supposed to be here, or because I’m trapped here, but because I’d rather be with you than anywhere else in the world.

Having made the decision to love, had I chosen life instead of death?

Life's a gloomy puddle, until you start jumping in it.

Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.

There's nothing more difficult than saying goodbye to a house where you've suffered.

Everyone needs a helping hand, You just have to offer it.

I have a hard time repeating myself.

That's like the fourth time I've been called a women in this past hour. It's really starting to boost my self-esteem.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

There's no such thing as love; only proof of love.

Men, not children or servants, tempered and taught to the end; Cleansed of servile panic, slow to dread or despise, Humble because of knowledge, mighty by sacrifice.

The Khodorkovsky case is typical of the "oprichnina" - the system of oppression.