“I had three long conversations with Marusya over a cup of coffee. She told me her whole rather silly story. To some degree we became friends. I like people like that--doomed, dying, helpless, and brazen. I always say, if you're… — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
We are not better than native born Americans, and of course not smarter. We’ve just been to the last stop of this bus. — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
“I had three long conversations with Marusya over a cup of coffee. She told me her whole rather silly story. To some degree we… — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
Sales were lukewarm. Back home there was no freedom, but there were readers. Here there was freedom enough, but readers were missing. — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity. — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
Let's assume there really is no such thing as happiness, no such thing as peace, and no freedom either. But there are kind of… — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
There is no greater tragedy for a man than a total lack of character. — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
There's a reason every book, even one that isn't very serious, is shaped like a suitcase — Sergei Dovlatov Copy Share Image
