"Most of my childhood revolved around wondering when……" — Jane Smiley

Related Quotes

• The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all… — Joseph Rotblat
• We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they… — Kary Mullis
• With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that… — Gunther Blumentritt
• All the stories and descriptions of that time without exception peak only of the patriotism, self-sacrifice, despair, grief, and heroism… — Leo Tolstoy
• [In 1951] we were also told that the Russians could be parachuting from planes over our town at any time.… — Bob Dylan
• When I was 18, I went to the Soviet Union. I kept hearing that America was planning to bomb them… — Alice Walker
• Remember, we know the end of the story of World War II and the Cold War. But day by day,… — Christopher Bond
• At that time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and I believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Russia… — Klaus Fuchs
• I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me… — George H. W. Bush
• My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians… — Mathias Rust