Quote by P.G. Wodehouse

“Mac had many admirable qualities, but not tact. He was the sort of man who would have tried to cheer Napoleon up by talking…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“Napoleon, the man of genius, did this! But to say that he destroyed his army because he wished to, or because he was very…

— Leo Tolstoy

“A man like Dmitry was never irate. His coldness was only reflected in the manner in which he destroyed.”

— Latrivia S. Nelson

“ In a snow-white field near Moscow, I want you above all to hear how sad my living voice is. ”

— Emma Richler

“He read the classics, the French and the German among others, but primarily the Russian, which enchanted him with their heavy patience.”

— Tove Jansson

“Rostov was not listening to the soldier. He looked at the snowflakes dancing above the fire and remembered the Russian winter with a warm,…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Russians have a way with aphorisms. They probably spend all winter thinking them up.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Tanya, I can not tell you how Leningrad looks today. I used to say that Paris is the most beautiful in the world, and…

— Miroslav Antić

“He studied the people of Moscow at the theaters, in the clubs, in the streets, looking for the types he needed. A great many…

— Leo Tolstoy

“He was never rash or hurried, but he was always read. It was the secret, no doubt, of the extraordinary political career he threw…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“It's about Russia.”

— Woody Allen

“Is there a living man in the country?" cried the Russian hero. I cry the same, though I am not a hero, and no…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky