Truth is the first thing that present-day literature lacks. The writer has drowned himself in lies, he is too accustomed to speak prudently, with a careful look over his shoulder.

We comes from God, I from the Devil.

The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is - to bloom. (“A Story About The Most Important Thing”)

The nights were long, like the braids of a pretty girl, and the days were short, like a girl's sense. ("The North")

Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought.

True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.

A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.

Those two, in paradise, were given a choice: happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.

Literature is painting, architecture, and music.

There is no final one; revolutions are infinite.

We need writers who fear nothing. ("Our Goal")

Fate is the malevolent little jester sitting up in the heavens and pondering over how ridiculous we humans are and he does his best to make fools out of all of us. And sooner or later he succeeds.

I travel because it makes me realize how much I haven't seen, how much I'm not going to see, and how much I still need to see.

There is a universal truth that all successful people know: Nothing is ever done until you take action.

Opportunities happen when timing, connects, and personalities converge.

Every day, in which you exist on earth, be filled with deep gratitude.

it was first love. There's no love like that. I don't wish it on a soul. I don't hate anyone enough.

Luck favors the people who are willing to grind it out.

You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite Uma.

We are not set apart to rule, but chosen and set apart to serve.

I've seen lights in the sky, I've seen UFOs, I've even seen something on the ground that I can't explain, but I've never actually seen a being. I wish I had.