“Nothing but water -- an ever-moving swell; nothing but waves, swiftly forming and instantly dying; nothing but depths; dark, fathomless depths; and nothing but sky, scudding white clouds, puffy and intangible. This was the living world, nothing besides, nothing else… — Chingiz Aitmatov Copy Share Image
“Oh, Issyk-Kul, my Issyk-Kul--my unfinished song! Why did I have to remember that day when I came here with Asel and stopped on the… — Chingiz Aitmatov Copy Share Image
“Nothing but water -- an ever-moving swell; nothing but waves, swiftly forming and instantly dying; nothing but depths; dark, fathomless depths; and nothing but… — Chingiz Aitmatov Copy Share Image
“The only thing I'll never have is what I have lost for ever and ever... As long as I live, until I draw my… — Chingiz Aitmatov Copy Share Image
