Book: The hyperboloid of engineer Garin

Little people - clerks and prikazkite, officials and employees - entertained, as best they could, this day. People are great, the business, a solid sitting at home have fireplaces. Sunday was the day of the mob, gave it to her to the wolves.

... sometimes I begin to think that happiness only in the pursuit of happiness... And the memories...

Listen to what people in the end? A tiny microorganism, clinging to the unspeakable horror of death in a clay ball of the earth and flying with her into the icy darkness? Or is it the brain, the divine apparatus to generate a special, the mysterious matter of mind, of matter, one micron which contains in itself the entire universe... Well? Here is something...

The enlightened, disciplined minds - a great Shrine, the miracle of miracles.

The genius of the man more than anyone, need very strict discipline. Too responsibly.

History sometimes throws unexpected tricks.

Ideas that are not saturated with water of life, scattered in space.

The human mind is limited. But always for business it makes more sense to trust him than to question.

Pessimism - that bring the winners to my house with the loot. They start too greasy to eat. Their stomach cannot cope with the fats and poisons the blood disgusting poisons. They cut people into pieces, hung on the suspenders, throw themselves from bridges. They have lost the love of life. Optimism remains defeated in return of the loot. Excellent ability of the human will to believe that all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.

It is impossible, in fact, in our day dreamy walks along the Boulevard with his vest-pocket a volume of Musset. Now - all the speed, all on gasoline.

- I'm not so much thinking, how many enjoy the fruits of civilization. <...> Women, restaurants, a bit of excitement at cards in a casino, a bit of sport...
Wow, and here I like do to umat, I'm sitting here and respect my brilliant brain. I would like to stab the Universe...

Silly, ridiculous woman, you must understand - the only love... the Only creature on earth... If you'd twenty times from dying in the lousy cars, if you hadn't bought as a chick - would you have realized the severity of the insolence of man... Unless you went on the carpet like this lady... Except I would put at your feet to yourself.

Only fools and those who don't know what is struggle and victory, you see everywhere the case.