If we look far into the future, one can see a time in the 21st century when both Europe and the USA will be in dire need of Russia as an ally.

Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig.

Why should I trust you? We haven't drunk from the same bowl of soup.

The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.

Surely people should eventually cease to be surprised at anything? And yet they continue to be.

Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.

The fewer limitations the artist imposes on his work, the less chance he has for artistic success.