--- title: "4 Hardest thing Quotes By Sergei Lukyanenko" description: "4 Hardest thing quotes by Sergei Lukyanenko. Plus more from Sergei Lukyanenko and more Hardest thing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to_339381.png" --- > [That's the hardest thing of all--never to become cynical, never to lose faith, never to become indifferent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to-become-cynical-never-to-lose/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to_339381.png) > [Forgiving was the hardest thing. Sometimes forgiving was the hardest thing in the whole world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/forgiving-was-the-hardest-thing-sometimes-forgiving-was-the-hardest/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_forgiveness_forgiving-was-the-hardest-thing-sometime_2013745.png) > [The hardest thing of all is when pain is hidden behind a mask of calm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/the-hardest-thing-of-all-is-when-pain-is-hidden-behind-a-mask-of-calm/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f2/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_behinds_the-hardest-thing-of-all-is-when-pain-is_2591093.png) > [“Preserve the part of you that's still human. Avoid falling into ecstatic raptures and trying to impose the Light on people when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/preserve-the-part-of-you-that-s-still-human-avoid-falling-into/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_preserve-the-part-of-you-that-s-still-hu_2952175.png) ## Other authors on Hardest thing ## More by Sergei Lukyanenko > [Why was is that the Light acted through lies, and the Darkness acted though the truth? Why was is that our truth proved powerless,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/why-was-is-that-the-light-acted-through-lies-and-the-darkness-acted/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [“Isn’t that always the way! Just when you really want to know if you did the right thing or not. But no one will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/isn-t-that-always-the-way-just-when-you-really-want-to-know-if-you/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [What if it turns out there really are witches and vampires and werewolves living right here alongside us? After all, what better disguise could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/what-if-it-turns-out-there-really-are-witches-and-vampires-and/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [Ill-considered but well-intentioned actions do more good that actions that are well-considered but cruel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/ill-considered-but-well-intentioned-actions-do-more-good-that-actions/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [That's the way it goes sometimes: in order to help your friends, first you have to help your enemy. Better get used to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/that-s-the-way-it-goes-sometimes-in-order-to-help-your-friends-first/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [When there are strange things going on all around, every coincidence should be considered very carefully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/when-there-are-strange-things-going-on-all-around-every-coincidence/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [Indeed, being a beginner is very difficult right now. Book publishers are in a crisis, sales are dwindling, and publishing houses are losing money,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/indeed-being-a-beginner-is-very-difficult-right-now-book-publishers/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [“I can't see the line between deliberate intention and coincidence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/i-can-t-see-the-line-between-deliberate-intention-and-coincidence/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [“Konjak, vino - tako se opija srce.“ „ A votka, za šta je ona?“ „Za dušu. Ako je bol neutoljiv.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/konjak-vino-tako-se-opija-srce-a-votka-za-ta-je-ona-za-du-u-ako-je/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [We're not given the chance to choose absolute truth. Truth's always two-faced. The only thing we have is the right to reject the lie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/we-re-not-given-the-chance-to-choose-absolute-truth-truth-s-always/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [“People don't usually think about the meaning of the words they say. It seems to them that words convey truth. That when someone hears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/people-don-t-usually-think-about-the-meaning-of-the-words-they-say-it/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [Generally speaking, we can and should say everything. We just have to choose the right time, otherwise the truth can be worse than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/generally-speaking-we-can-and-should-say-everything-we-just-have-to/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [Loneliness, dejection, the contempt or pity of people around you--these are unpleasant feelings. But they are precisely the things that produce genuine Dark Ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/loneliness-dejection-the-contempt-or-pity-of-people-around-you-these/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [Of course we got drunk!" Semyon said. "It's okay to get drunk, Anton. If you need to real bad. Only you have to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/of-course-we-got-drunk-semyon-said-it-s-okay-to-get-drunk-anton-if/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) > [“And no doubt you’re quite happy for her to slave away at the cooker, wash the nappies, get no sleep for nights on end”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/and-no-doubt-you-re-quite-happy-for-her-to-slave-away-at-the-cooker/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hardest-thing/sergei-lukyanenko/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hardest thing Quotes By Sergei Lukyanenko", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the hardest thing of all--never to become cynical, never to lose faith, never to become indifferent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sergei Lukyanenko" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to-become-cynical-never-to-lose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to_339381.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to_339381.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_cynical_that-s-the-hardest-thing-of-all-never-to_339381.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's the hardest thing of all--never to become cynical, never to lose faith, never to become indifferent.” — Sergei Lukyanenko", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Forgiving was the hardest thing. 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