What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn't give love a chance?

And the simple people are trash. A herd of sheep that are good for shearing, but sometimes it's more profitable to slaughter them.

Evil has no need to bother with eliminating Good. It's far simpler to let Good fight against itself.

Drinking beer in a children's playground is an old Soviet tradition.

There are far more reasons for death than there are for life.

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 wine—that's all for the heart." "So what's vodka for?" "For the soul. If it's hurting real bad

Nobody can be forced to commit an act of villainy. You can't push anybody into the mud; people always step into it themselves.