What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians.
Maxim GorkyKeep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.
Maxim GorkyOne has to be able to count if only so that at fifty one doesn't marry a girl of twenty.
Maxim GorkyIf it is true that only misfortune can awaken a man's soul, it is a bitter truth, one that is hard to hear and accept, and it is only natural that many people deny it and say it is better for a man to live on in a trance than to wake up to torture.
Maxim Gorky