In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.

Why is it that right-wing bastards always stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity, while liberals fall out among themselves?

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else can only be a footnote.

When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.

Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.

Everything I do, I do on the principle of Russian borscht. You can throw everything into it beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, everything you want. What's important is the result, the taste of the borscht.

When there is freedom of speech, I've found that the majority of people really have nothing to say.