Dimitrija Quotes & Sayings

Gods, my gods! How sad the earth is at eventide! How mysterious are the mists over the swamps. Anyone who has wandered in these mists, who has suffered a great deal before death, or flown above the earth, bearing a burden beyond his strength knows this. Someone who is exhausted knows this. And without regret he forsakes the mists of the earth, its swamps and rivers, and sinks into the arms of death with a light heart knowing that death alone . . . — Mikhail Bulgakov

There are real threats but there's a difference between recognizing real threats and an irrational kind of apocalyptic threat. — Peter Beinart

With certain rapturous exceptions, literature is the moral life. — Cynthia Ozick

I have my own dying empire to contend with, and I do not wish for any other. — Gary Shteyngart

I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Occasionally, white travelers or policemen passed through our area. These whites appeared as grand as gods to me, and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect. — Nelson Mandela