I believe in the unity of souls because I've seen it. I remember how my grandfather and grandmother lived together. But as for the rest, I know perfectly well how it will go, and how it will end.

Slamming the door as hard as you could was practically a family tradition in our house.

They say that when people stop loving each other, they become indifferent. Is that what we were - indifferent?

Andrei wasn't just ideal - he was unique. I didn't need the rest of the world when I had him; you could disappear into him and forget who you were.

Something always prevents married women from getting a good night's sleep.

Happiness is only for those who have never experienced pleasure.

They say time heals. They also say that time and work heal three times faster.

There's a certain term - existential loneliness- which describes the loneliness that you can feel no matter how many people you are with, no matter how close you are to them or how much they love you; when you understand that you are completely alone in this world.

Arina stepped out, for the first time in her life doing something impossible, something prohibited.