Quotes
Authors
Nikolai Gogol

"The current generation now sees everything clearly, it marvels at the errors, it laughs at the folly of its ancestors, not seeing that this chronicle is all overscored by divine fire, that every letter of it cries out, that from everywhere the piercing finger is pointed at it, at this current generation; but the current generation laughs and presumptuously, proudly begins a series of new errors, at which their descendants will also laugh afterwards."

Source : Nikolai Gogol (2011). “Dead Souls: A Novel”, p.215, Vintage

Nikolai Gogol

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“Like most authors, I also love to read.”
“Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.”
“Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.”
“It's great hearing stories of my mum growing up in Brooklyn, then moving to Florida, having me and growing up with this eccentric, fun family. Although I don't eat a lot of Italian things, because I'm vegan. I was raised on meat and cheese, so I've had enough for anyone's normal life span.”
“I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure.”
“It's interesting that I had such a close relationship with my grandfather. Because your parents always judge you: they say, 'You shouldn't do this, you shouldn't do that.' But with your grandparents you have a feeling that you can say anything or you can do anything, and they will support you. That's why you have this kind of connection.”
“I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.”

Source : Charley Pride, Jim Henderson (1994). “Pride: the Charley Pride story”, William Morrow & Co
“I think that older lesbians definitely didn't take care of themselves. They didn't exercise. But the younger lesbians, they're very different. They go to the gym. They manage their eating. They're much more fashion-conscious.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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