"Let's assume there really is no such thing as happiness, no such thing as peace, and no freedom either. But there are kind of attacks of senseless ecstasy. Can this be me?"

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Source : Sergei Dovlatov (2012). “The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story”, p.72, Counterpoint Press

Sergei Dovlatov

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“Regarding the mantra..."There is no overtraining" Just because you can handle large amounts of volume doesn't mean it's needed. That's the crux of the issue. Just because the body can tolerate something doesn't mean it's a necessity for progress. This is simply poor logic.”
“It's just an ice bucket with a bottle in it. The two flute glasses are little tray. I got to shut the curtains. I'm in my boxer shorts and shirt. I'm going to take a bath and go to bed. But I want to shut the blinds so it's really dark in the room.”
“Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on high even during storms, we can at each moment create value and develop our state of life, enjoying our existence to the fullest in times of both suffering and joy.”
“On the road, I eat hamburgers every day. The team tries to get me to eat differently, but no. Burgers, burgers, burgers. I like burgers. McDonald's burgers. Wendy's burgers. Burger King burgers. There's this one place in Canada--I even look at the schedule to find out when we play there--best burger I've ever tasted. Real soft and sweet. I ate twelve of them in one night.”

Source : "The Pathology of Gilbert Arenas". Interview with Tom Chiarella, www.esquire.com. January 6, 2010.
“He frosted under heavy guard.”
“The brain was not built to walk into a bar, where you know nobody, and start a conversation. That's not the way humanity has courted.”
“A mistake is something that you did thinking it was right but it was wrong. A sin is something that you know is wrong.”
“I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.”

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