17 Quotes by Ilya Ilf

Жизнь страны менялась с каждым столетием. Менялась одежда, совершенствовалось оружие, были усмирены картофельные бунты. Люди научились брить бороды. Полетел первый воздушный шар. Были изобретены железные близнецы пароход и паровоз. Затрубили автомашины.А дорога осталась такой же, какой была при Соловье разбойнике.

This (San Francisco) is the most beautiful city in America, Probably because it looks nothing like America

Clearly it's not all that pacific on the Pacific Ocean

A Spaniard and a Pole worked in the barbershop where we got our hair cut. An Italian shined our shoes. A Croat washed our car. This was America.

Investigating Koreiko's case might take a long time," said Ostap. "God only knows how long. And since there is no God, nobody knows. We are in a terrible bind.

There will be no beautiful widow with Persian eyes sitting at your grave. And teary-eyed kids won't be asking: "Papa, papa, can you hear us?

She was, after all, a mattress owner and understood the subtleties of life.

Se non può far a meno di soffrire, soffra almeno in silenzio.

Il grande tessitore si sentiva ispirato, si sentiva in quell'inebriante stato d'animo che precede la messa in atto di un raggiro di medio-alto livello.