2 Quotes by Alexander Solzhentisynenitsyn

If we wait for history to present us with freedom and other precious gifts, we risk waiting in vain. History is us -- and there is no alternative but to shoulder the burden of what we so passionately desire and heart it out of the depths.

Repentance is always difficult. And not only because we must cross the threshold of self-love, but also because our own sins are not so easily visible to us.