12 Quotes by Boris Akunin

He used to be a German, but he completely recovered.

He knew the way he spoke wasn't right, but it was the only way the words came. The thoughts in his head were precise and clear, their meaning was absolutely obvious. But when they emerged in the form of phrases, the superfluous husk simply fell away of its own accord and only the essential idea was left. Probably sometimes rather more fell away than ought to.

I read somewhere that it’s called American roulette. It was invented in America, in the goldfields. You put a single shot in the cylinder, give it a twirl, and then – bang! If you’re lucky you break the bank; if not, then it’s good-bye.

Any man was likely to take it amiss if his name were remembered incorrectly, and there was absolutely no point in offending his subordinates unnecessarily.

Yakov Mikhailovich, as we have already said, believed fervently in the power of the human intellect. There are no insoluble problems, only incompetent problem solvers.

She can’t go into public care,” he explained. “She’d pine away. The poor simpleton is far too used to me.” That was when Fandorin really astounded him. “I envy you,” he said, sighing. “You’re a fortunate man, Tulipov. At such a young age you already have reason to respect yourself – something you can be proud of. The Lord has given you a firm center for the whole of your life.

As they say, out with one eye for remembering the past, but if you forget, out with both. And.

After all, what is sin? It is an action through which a person betrays his dignity.

It is a well-known fact that the farther one travels from the capital, the nearer one approaches to God.