Day and night Quote by Ilya Ilf

“Ippolit Matveevich turned even redder, pulled out a tiny notebook, and wrote in a calligraphic hand: 25/4/1927 — rubles issued to Comrade Bender —…

— Ilya Ilf

Americans don't like to waste time on stupid things, for example, on the torturous process of coming up with names for their towns. And…

— Ilya Ilf

Everyone drank to popular education and to the irrigation of Uzbekistan.

— Ilya Ilf

“If you should attempt to maintain that film is an art in conversation with a cultured, intelligent American, he'll just plain stop talking to…

— Ilya Ilf

“It wouldn't have been surprising if the girl suddenly stamped her foot and began: "Comrades! Allow me to summarize the achievements which . .…

— Ilya Ilf

“Se non può far a meno di soffrire, soffra almeno in silenzio.”

— Ilya Ilf

“Investigating Koreiko's case might take a long time," said Ostap. "God only knows how long. And since there is no God, nobody knows. We…

— Ilya Ilf

“She was, after all, a mattress owner and understood the subtleties of life.”

— Ilya Ilf

“So what was in this building before historical materialism?' 'Before what?' 'You know, back then, under the old regime?' 'Oh. Under the old regime…

— Ilya Ilf

“I am Emir Dynamite!" he shouted, swaying on top of the tall camelback. "If within two days we don't get any decent food, I'll…

— Ilya Ilf

“He was only thirty-eight. His body was clean, well-fed, and benign. He had all his teeth. A fresh Armenian joke stirred in his head…

— Ilya Ilf

“To a Soviet person, used to the nationality policy of the USSR, all the mistakes of the American government's Indian policy are evident from…

— Ilya Ilf