Kill the Germans, wherever you find them! Every German is our moral enemy. Have no mercy on women, children, or the aged! Kill every German - wipe them out!
Ilya EhrenburgYou could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.
Ilya EhrenburgKnowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
Ilya EhrenburgTime narrows or expands according to how we approach it. It varies with a manโs breadth, with his heart.
Ilya EhrenburgUnfortunately, young Russian artists are in a difficult position today. Painting, like all other arts, rests on a continuity of experience. More than anything, young painters and sculptors need to know the works of their immediate elders. Such a continuity does not exist here to a sufficient degree in the visual arts.
Ilya Ehrenburg