83 Quotes by Valentin Rasputin

Lately, Nastoyna felt that she had no right to criticize anyone at all – no man, no animal, no bird, because each lived his own life, which was not in his control and which he could not change.

What was so wrong with us? We were young, healthy, matched in every way. Live and be happy. No, I had to show my strength, be moody. What a fool. And I didn’t understand that I was a fool; after all, I do have some brains, but I couldn’t stop myself.