If so far we have been unable to see clearly or to reflect the eternal lineaments of truth, is it not because we too are still moving towards some end-because we are still alive?
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynIt is within the power of writers and artists to do much more: to defeat the lie!
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynEvery man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOne should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn