Author of quotes: Boris Akunin. Page 47

There are two beauty: the beauty of joy and sorrow. Beauty joy is fleeting like the flight of a butterfly. And beauty is sad is stronger than stone. Who remembers the millions of happy couples that have peacefully lived their lives, grew old and died? And about the tragic love of composing pieces that live for centuries.

Tell me: to kill is good or bad?
Bad.
And killing a tiger attacked a child, good or bad?
Okay.
- Good for who: for the child, or of a tigress and her cubs?

He is asked: "do you need?" Fandorin replied: "And how! - you see dirt, wipe immediately!"

Russia - a lady with character.

Find your way - the most important thing in the life of any person. I am deeply convinced that every person is uniquely talented, each of them has a divine gift. The tragedy of humanity is that we do not know, and do not seek this gift in the child discover and be nurtured. Genius us - a rarity and even a wonder, but what a genius is? It's just people who got lucky. It so happened that life circumstances have pushed the person to the right way. A classic example is Mozart. He was born in a musician family and from early childhood was in the environment, feeding is inherent in the nature of talent. Now imagine, dear sir, that Wolfgang Amadeus was born in the peasant family. It would make a bad shepherd, amusing cows magic playing the flute. Had he been born in the family of a soldier - would have grown incompetent officer with a fondness for military marches. Oh, believe me, young man, each, each, without exception, the child conceals the treasure, only this treasure ought to be able to get!

The main point of progress in the comforts and even not safe. The development of civilization gives the person the opportunity to bring the spiritual energies from the humiliating hardships of life, and in its deepest essence.

The smell of the time when it is accumulated from most of the time exudes calm, ashes, and a little wormwood.

Good is obliged to learn to be a commodity, and to live by the laws of the market. One of the deepest fallacies of our civilization is that the advantage of good over Evil it is obvious to everyone and needs no proof. Satan is not a guilty disciple of God. These are two equivalent and equal of the Corporation. Good loses to evil in all the items due to the fact that doesn't submit or if you like, to sell. Man is born and he on two sides offer a product at choice: to be faithful in love or a libertine; to exist under the laws of nobility or meanness. Satan skillfully beckoning buyers, convincing them to be a cheater and a scoundrel is much more profitable, and a libertine much more pleasant.

Ordinary people are torn between the illusory world of human relations and the true world of their soul, constantly delivering the second in the name of the first.

I believe you. But remember: honor is easy to lose and impossible to return.

Love is needed by one who feels that his vessel is incomplete. Then man begins to look for it, but rather someone to fill that void. But isn't it better to fill the vessel itself, to become self-sufficient, free - and not in need of love?

Love is insecurity, vulnerability, lack of freedom and constant fear for someone you love and may lose. I thought a lot about what this thing was - love. And I think I understand.

"The goal means more than its achievement". How few people who understands it!

According to my observations, the men's attitude to life fall into two categories. Those who are sharp and active, set themselves difficult goals and then strive hard to them, that is, live the illusion, tomorrow, like the donkey running after the carrot. Those who know how to enjoy the moment and absorb the fullness of life all the pores of the skin, commonly of a dull mind and poor in spirit.