“Now, as never before, it was clear to him that art is always, ceaselessly, occupied with two things. It constantly reflects on… — Boris Pasternak Art Copy Share Image
A corner draft fluttered the flame And the white fever of temptation Upswept its angel wings that cast A cruciform shadow. — Boris Pasternak Angel Copy Share Image
But what are pity, conscience, or fear To the brazen pair, compared With the living sorcery Of their hot embraces? — Boris Pasternak Brazen Copy Share Image
In this era of world wars, in this atomic age, values have changed. We have learned that we are guests of existence,… — Boris Pasternak Age Copy Share Image
Gregariousness is always the refuge of mediocrities, whether they swear by Soloviev or Kant or Marx. Only individuals seek the truth, and… — Boris Pasternak Concern Copy Share Image
You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destruction's path, When life sickens more than disease And boldness is… — Boris Pasternak Arms Copy Share Image
I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to… — Boris Pasternak Grass Copy Share Image
“Who does more for a nation--the one who makes a fuss about it or the one who, without thinking of it, raises… — Boris Pasternak Beauty Copy Share Image
They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other… — Boris Pasternak Clouds Copy Share Image
“I think that if the beast who sleeps in man could be held down by threats - any kind of threat, whether… — Boris Pasternak Beast Copy Share Image
“It seemed as if the valley were not always girded by woods, growing on the surrounding hills and facing away from the… — Boris Pasternak Beauty Copy Share Image
“Progress in science is governed by the laws of repulsion, every step forward is made by refutation of prevalent errors and false… — Boris Pasternak Art Copy Share Image
“This was a time to prepare for the cold weather, to store up fire and wood. But in those days of the… — Boris Pasternak Cold weather Copy Share Image
A conscious attempt to fall asleep is sure to produce insomnia, to try to be conscious of one's own digestion is a… — Boris Pasternak Conscious Copy Share Image
“And then, amidst the joy that grips everyone, I meet your mysteriously mirthless gaze, wandering no one knows where, in some far-off… — Boris Pasternak Joy Copy Share Image
“The main trouble, the root of the future evil, was loss of faith in the value of one’s own opinion. People imagined… — Boris Pasternak Faith Copy Share Image
“So what will happen to your consciousness [after you die]? *Your* consciousness, yours, not anyone else's. Well, what are *you*? There's the… — Boris Pasternak Consciousness Copy Share Image
As for the men in power, they are so anxious to establish the myth of infallibility that they do their utmost to… — Boris Pasternak Anxious Copy Share Image
“There shall be no more death, Because we have already seen all that, Its old and we are tired of it, And… — Boris Pasternak Death Copy Share Image
If it's so painful to love and absorb electricity, how much more painful it is to be a woman, to be the… — Boris Pasternak Electricity Copy Share Image
“She was obsessed with the idea of breaking with everything she had ever known or experienced, and starting on something new.” — Boris Pasternak Breaking Copy Share Image
When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart,… — Boris Pasternak Doors Copy Share Image
Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales,… — Boris Pasternak Blades Copy Share Image
“Every herd is a refuge for giftlessness, whether it's a faith in Soloviev, or Kant, or Marx. Only the solitary seek the… — Boris Pasternak Atheism Copy Share Image
“And then the two basic ideals of modern man- without them he is unthinkable- the idea of free personality and the idea… — Boris Pasternak Life Copy Share Image
It snowed and snowed, the whole world over, Snow swept the world from end to end. A candle burned on the table;… — Boris Pasternak Burned Copy Share Image
But who are we, where do we come from When all those years Nothing but idle talk is left And we are… — Boris Pasternak Idle Copy Share Image
Work is the order of the day, just as it was at one time, with our first starts and our best efforts.… — Boris Pasternak Delight Copy Share Image
“They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees, and the clouds, and the sky over their heads, and… — Boris Pasternak Doctor zhivago Copy Share Image
![“So what will happen to your consciousness [after you die]? *Your* consciousness, yours, not anyone else's. Well, what are *you*? There's the point. Let's try to find out. What is it about you that you have always known as yourself? What are you conscious of in yourself? Your kidneys? Your liver?…” quote by Boris Pasternak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/58e/boris-pasternak-1944_identity_so-what-will-happen-to-your-consciousnes_2723397.jpg)
