kill all my demons and my angels might die too
“You’re not Dostoevsky,” said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev.
“Well, who knows, who knows,” he replied.
“Dostoevsky’s dead,” said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently.
“I protest!” Behemoth exclaimed hotly. “Dostoevsky is immortal!”
– Excerpt from Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita.
This reminds me – I’ve to read Dostoevsky and see Russia. Urgently.
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“We thought of life by analogy with a journey, with
a pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end
and the thing was to get to that end. But we missed
the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing
and you were supposed to sing or to dance while the
music was being played.”
~ Alan Watt
“What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? After all, shadows are cast by objects and people. There is the shadow of my sword. But there are also shadows of trees and living creatures. Would you like to denude the earth of all the trees and all the living beings in order to satisfy your fantasy of rejoicing in the naked light? You are a fool.”
– Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
“All men fear death. It’s a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we haven’t loved well enough or loved at all, which ultimately are one and the same. However, when you make love with a truly great woman, one that deserves the utmost respect in this world and one that makes you feel truly powerful, that fear of death completely disappears. Because when you are sharing your body and heart with a great woman the world fades away. You two are the only ones in the entire universe. You conquer what most lesser men have never conquered before, you have conquered a great woman’s heart, the most vulnerable thing she can offer to another. Death no longer lingers in the mind. Fear no longer clouds your heart. Only passion for living, and for loving, become your sole reality. This is no easy task for it takes insurmountable courage. But remember this, for that moment when you are making love with a woman of true greatness you will feel immortal.”
– Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris
Arrivederci, by Zemfira.
I will wait, call me at the usual six o’clock
I became older by a lifetime
You should possibly keep that in mind
“And now I’ve to go. Someone Spanish is looking for Polish lessons. He’s in love with Poland; and a Polish girl.” — My English student, now in Australia.
I know the coolest people.
At the turn of the day when words become syllables will you remember our dance?
