In our country they do not permit any information to be X-rayed through and through, nor any discussion to encompass all the facets of a subject. All this is invariably suppressed at the very beginning, so no ray of light should fall on the naked body of truth. And then all this is piled up in one formless heap covering many years, where it languishes for whole decades, until all interest and all means of sorting out the rusty blocks from all this trash are lost.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynTalent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWe do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOf course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynShall I describe the happiness it gave me to go into the classroom and pick up the chalk? ... It seemed to me the supreme, heartbreaking happiness to enter a classroom carrying a register as that bell rang, and start a lesson with the mysterious air of one about to unfold wonders.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn