Calling Quote by Anton Chekhov

“My mother is finally rolling out her kulebiaka dough, maneuvering intently on a dime size oasis of kitchen counter. I inhale the sweetish tang…

— Anya von Bremzen

“Here was the Russia she'd loved since childhood, the dark, violent, passionate place where the life of the mind and spirit were as real…

— Natalie Standiford

“She was carrying these revolting, disturbing yellow flowers. God knows what they're called, but for some reason they're the first to appear in Moscow.…

— Mikhail Bulgakov

“One day a greasy landowner will drag the peasants before the Zembro Court for trespass, and the next, if it's a holiday, he will…

— Anton Checkov

That is almost the whole of Russian literature: the phenomenal coruscations of the souls of quite commonplace people.

— D. H. Lawrence

Thanks to nanny, I've got a deep understanding of Russian tales.

— Anonymous

They would think she was savoring the taste (blueberries, cinnamon, cream-excellent), but she was actually savoring the whole morning, trying to catch it, pin…

— Liane Moriarty

“... I retraced my steps, walked up to her, and in another moment would have certainly said, "Madam!" if I had not known that…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“A Russian who uses his imagination is done for. I certainly never use mine.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Her conversation was like a Russian newspaper, remarkable for what is left unsaid.”

— Guy Thorne

“Shprintzl Rudashevsky’s wide face takes on a philosophical, even mystic, blankness. She looks like she’s wetting her pants and enjoying the warmth.”

— Michael Chabon