Pushkin, Akhmatova, and the passionate soul of Russian poetry.
Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry
— Alexander Pushkin
"Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry"
Habit is given to us from above: it is a substitute for happiness
"Habit is given to us from above: it is a substitute for happiness"
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths
"The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths"
I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love …
"I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love their fire retain"
To my poems, written so early, scattered in dust among bookshops.
— Marina Tsvetaeva
"To my poems, written so early, scattered in dust among bookshops."
But I warn you, I am living for the last time.
— Anna Akhmatova
"But I warn you, I am living for the last time."
To live a life is not to cross a field.
— Boris Pasternak
"To live a life is not to cross a field."
My day is disorderly and senseless: I beg crumbs of the poor.
"My day is disorderly and senseless: I beg crumbs of the poor."
"February. Get ink, shed tears."
I have learned how faces fall to bone, how under the eyelids terror lurks.
"I have learned how faces fall to bone, how under the eyelids terror lurks."
I can't tell if the day is ending, or the world, or if the secret of secrets is inside me again.
"I can't tell if the day is ending, or the world, or if the secret of secrets is ..."
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