The world would have been a much more interesting place if everyone was given a chance to meet their ancestors at least for an hour in their lifetime.


“Clarice, the glorious city, has a tormented history. Several times it decayed, then burgeoned again, always keeping the first Clarice as an unparalleled model of every splendor, compared to which the city’s present state can only cause more sighs at every fading of the stars.”
― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities

“تسلق جواد الجدار فشعر بالتعب، لكن المشهد كان يستحقّ المجازفة. لقد نظر الفنان إلى عمله شبه مكتمل للمرة الأولى، وكانت تلك هي النظرة الأخيرة أيضاً، ففي الصباح التالي أصيب بالذبحة ﭐلَّت� أودت به.”
― لورن�: سنواتها مع جواد سليم�
― لورن�: سنواتها مع جواد سليم�

“Annushka has already bought the sunflower oil, and has not only bought it, but has already spilled it.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
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