"I have written only what I have thought through, felt through and suffered through."

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Source : Vasily Grossman (2011). “Life And Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series)”, p.20, Random House

Vasily Grossman

“That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.”

Source : Finley Peter Dunne (1963). “Mr. Dooley on Ivryting and Ivrybody”, Dover Publications
“If you avoid difficult things, great things will avoid you.”
“You can't edit a blank page”
“What you believe in, is the life you decide.”

Source : Elle Canada Magazine, 2009.
“I think that Hick was in love with Eleanor, and Eleanor was in love with Hick. I think it's very important to look at the letters that are in my book, because unlike some of the recent published letters, I have both the personal and the political. And their relationship is about ardor. It's about fun. And it's also about politics.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all the actions of our lives, 'tis the most meddled with by other people.”
“They offered me one cover about 10 years ago, and I said, no, I can't do it. I'm happy to cover up now.”
“My father was absolutely no good.”

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