“Hope, belief, and despair are not simply moods. They change our physical performance. They alter how quickly we react, how hard we fight, how quick we are to give up. - Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“Out in the palace gardens, groundskeepers buried statues in the dirt. As Justice and Peace were entombed together, a workman wrote on one flank "We'll come back for you." The grave was covered with leaves to conceal it. - Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad” — M T Anderson Copy Share
“Torture is a good way to get people to talk but a poor method of finding out the truth; people confess whether there is any reality to the confession or not. -Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad” — M T Anderson Copy Share
“When we read tales of atrocity, we all want to be the one who stood firm, who would not bend, who shouted the truth… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hope, belief, and despair are not simply moods. They change our physical performance. They alter how quickly we react, how hard we fight, how… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“In a regime where words are watched, lies are rewarded, and silence is survival, there is no truth. - Symphony for the City of… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“When asked, 'What did you want to say in this work?' he would answer, 'I've said what I've said.' This made sense in where… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“And so the Red Army, squeezed between two of the most brutal dictators in human history, fought on. - Symphony for the City of… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
