We are our own gods and our own demons.
The common good and the individual good rarely coincide.
The hardest thing of all is when pain is hidden behind a mask of calm.
If it's possible to do something, sooner or later someone's going to do it.
All we can do is try not to fall.
Of course we got drunk!" Semyon said. "It's okay to get drunk, Anton. If you need to real bad. Only you have to get drunk on vodka. Cognac and wineโthat's all for the heart." "So what's vodka for?" "For the soul. If it's hurting real bad