14 Quotes by Varlam Shalamov

We realized that life, even the worst of life, consists of an alternation of joys and sorrow, successes and failure more than the successes.

Tragedy is not deep and sharp if it can be shared with friend.

We were disciplined and obedient to authority. We realized that truth and lies were twin sisters, and that truth on earth came in thousands of different forms.

That same sense of direction that animals possess perfectly also awakens in man under the right conditions.

I’m dressed appropriate for the season mama, I’m dressed appropriately for the season.