Thus, the word is more essential than cement. Thus, the word is not a small nothing. In this manner, noble people begin to grow, and their word will break cement.

I support equality. Everyone should feel free to live out the parts of their personality that correspond to the classic male or female image.

We see pluralism: We can see that there are different ideological and political positions in Russia. If the authoritarianism finally ends, we will have real competition.

I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is especially important. What Jesus and his disciples preached and did was a great thing.

The incomprehensible pleases us, the inexplicable is our friend.

When I am weak, then I am strong.

There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.

I gained an inner peace, the serenity of a prisoner, so to speak.

Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.

I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me.

Men should also pay attention to their appearance and occasionally use cosmetics.

True sense of humour and true, deep happiness never depend on the after effects of destructive vices

There's only one thing in life more dangerous than a bad idea, and that's a good one.

As he floated more and more deeply toward sleep, the scent of her body and hair was redolent throught his senses, until he was dreaming of breathing her skin.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

I wonder if it's possible for people to fall in love with a person one characteristic at a time, or if you fall for the entire person at once.

There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight

Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine.

The superhero aesthetic is all about the human form and showing the body, whether they be female or male.

The joy of accomplishment is the greatest joy there is.

All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let me go.