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The wolfram…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-olesha/you-know-sometimes-an-electric-lightbulb-goes-out-all-of-a-sudden/) Yuri Olesha [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/yuri-olesha-68219_broken-pieces_you-know-sometimes-an-electric-lightbulb_1252910.jpg) ## More by Yuri Olesha > [“Once he raised his arm to show his friends the back of his hand, where the veins were laid out in the shape of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-olesha/once-he-raised-his-arm-to-show-his-friends-the-back-of-his-hand-where/) Yuri Olesha > [“…you know, sometimes an electric lightbulb goes out all of a sudden. Fizzles, you say. And this burned-out bulb, if you shake it, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-olesha/you-know-sometimes-an-electric-lightbulb-goes-out-all-of-a-sudden/) Yuri Olesha > [“Human life is insignificant. What’s ominous is the movement of the spheres. When I settled here, a sun speck sat on the doorjamb at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-olesha/human-life-is-insignificant-what-s-ominous-is-the-movement-of-the/) Yuri Olesha > [“Things don't like me. Furniture purposely sticks out its leg for me. A polished corner once literally bit me. My blanket and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-olesha/things-don-t-like-me-furniture-purposely-sticks-out-its-leg-for-me-a/) Yuri Olesha ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lightbulb/yuri-olesha/#itemlist", "name": "1 Lightbulb Quotes By Yuri Olesha", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“…you know, sometimes an electric lightbulb goes out all of a sudden. Fizzles, you say. And this burned-out bulb, if you shake it, it flashes again and it’ll burn a little longer. Inside the bulb it’s a disaster. 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