The incomprehensible pleases us, the inexplicable is our friend.

I was treated better than others, simply because there was so much public attention. In my case, they did adhere to the eight-hour workday required by law. The other women were often forced to slave away for up to 16 hours a day.

The Olympics create a space for the complete destruction of human rights in Russia.

We are reviled but we do not intend to speak evil in return. We are in desperate straits but do not despair. We are persecuted but not forsaken. It’s easy to humiliate and crush people who are open, but when I am weak, then I am strong.

I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me.

When I am weak, then I am strong.

The incomprehensible pleases us, the inexplicable is our friend.