Take what you can yourself, and don't let others get you into their hands; to belong to oneself, that is the whole thing in life.
Ivan TurgenevIn days of doubt, in days of dreary musings on my country's fate, you alone are my comfort and support, oh great, powerful, righteous, and free Russian language!
Ivan TurgenevWeโre young, weโre not monsters, no fools: weโll conquer happiness for ourselves.
Ivan Turgenev