If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

Only he is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.

Medvienko: Why do you always wear black? Masha: I am in mourning for my life. I am unhappy.

A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.