Romain Gary. European education (№ 404419)

- There will never be more wars, Americans and Russians will fraternally unite their efforts and build a new, happy world, from which fear and fear will forever be banished. All of Europe will be united and free; and there will come such a fruitful and creative spiritual revival, which man did not dream of even in the most sublime moments...
"How many nightingales," Janek thought, "sang like this in the night, for centuries? How many gullible and inspired nightingales died with this eternal and wonderful song on their lips? How many more of them will die in cold and suffering, in contempt, hatred and loneliness, before the promise of their delightful voices comes true? How many more centuries? How many births, how many deaths? How many prayers and dreams, how many nightingales? How many tears and songs, how many voices in the night? How many nightingales?"