Even the most broad-minded of us can embrace only that part of truth into which our own snout has blundered.

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.

The price of cowardice will only be evil. We shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices.

There also exists another alliance - at first glance a strange one, a surprising one - but if you think about it, in fact, one which is well grounded and easy to understand. This is the alliance between our Communist leaders and your capitalists. This alliance is not new. ... We observe continuous and steady support by the businessmen of the West of the Soviet Communist leaders.

We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.

A great writer is, so to speak, a secret government in his country

The less you speak, the more you will hear.