Author of quotes: Vladimir Voinovich

Since we have a fabulous boat, and the passengers are enchanted by the evil magician Carla Marla and not able to work. But sing very well. When they see again a suitable barge with gifts, go out on the deck with accordions, balalaikas, playing and singing songs. Some kind of wonderful song, strange.

If I were smart, I would have given himself away like a fool. But I was a fool, and therefore pretending to be smart.

I often wondered why the writers Union so many ex (and only ex) employees punitive services. And I realized: because they are really writers. How they created the stories sucked from the finger! And what stories!

- Right, Ivan, ' he said, moving up a stool and continuing the conversation, - we used to be crap with a sort of disgust, as if it were something bad. But if you look is maybe the most valuable substance on earth because our whole life is shit and shit again leaves.
- In what sense? - politely asked Chonkin, looking hungrily at the eggs cooling off, but not daring to get to her before the owner.
- And what you want - he developed his idea Gladyshev, not noticing the impatient guest. - Judge for yourself. For a good harvest it is necessary to fertilize the land with shit. Out of shit grows grass, grains and vegetables that we eat and the animals. Animals give us milk, meat, wool and everything else. We all consumed again and translate shit. Here and there, as if to say, the cycle of shit in nature.

Rally - it is the event when going to a lot of people and some say that I do not think, and others think that not saying.

I tell only what he saw with his own eyes. Or heard with my own ears. Or I was told by someone I trust. Trust it or not. Or not very trusted. Anyway, what I write is always based on something. Sometimes even really based on anything. But anyone who is at least superficially familiar with the theory of relativity knows that nothing is a kind of something, but something is also something from which we can extract something.

But the fact is that, as historical experience shows, that is absurd, or even, more precisely, idiotic ideas just easier to just take possession of the minds of the masses.

- Tell me, why are you against joining us on the Crimean Peninsula? Someone for your opinions pay? - He raised to my lips a recorder the size of a matchbox.
To me it had to be immediately sent away, but I'm a polite person.
- No, - I say - sorry, no I have not paid for it. I, you see, the thoughts themselves are sometimes quite wild in my head are born, and imagine absolutely for free. That is, they with all my desire, and unfortunately does not translate into money.
I do not understand, - he said. - I think thoughts that are not worth the money, not worth it to them to give.
- How to speak, how? You see, there is such a thing, the pursuit of truth. Come across in life are people for whom truth is the most expensive, more expensive than any money.
Are - readily he agreed. - Of course, come across. I recently visited a large group of these in the Serbsky Institute.

The Professor looked at me, puzzled.
- How is it that long? It I just need it with these wounds. It is necessary that all saw how he suffered and did. And anyway, I don't know how you can contact me with such requests. You did in the past is not weaned from the abstract humanism?
I was confused. Of course, I wean, and sometimes even very much. And, speaking figuratively, my heart is very, in General, became violent. When I'm drunk, it makes me somehow feel sorry for all. Even some snakes, Scorpions and terrorists. Even the most loathsome creatures sorry and all, and there's nothing to do with him.

- Now explain. You see, here, the Pentagon and the Drafting Committee shall consist of idiots and imbecile, which I can't trust my own invention. But if you pull Generalissimos, the three of us will be able to consume the elixir, the most effective method. We will master the world and set in the new world order.
- I don't know, ' I said.
- Now explain. The fact that many people violate the laws and established rules of conduct, because each of them thinks that he, in fact, not so much to lose. Such a person thinks: no matter what I did, what would do to me, I will still die. The consciousness of the inevitability of death makes some people fearless and even desperate. And the elixir will be different. In fact, we can even undo a punishment, including prison and the death penalty. Why? We're just going to distribute the elixir strictly in accordance with the behavior. Behave well, get a monthly portion. Next month is going to be good, you get more. But those who is disobeying those we will elixir be taken away. Some on time, some forever. And so, you can imagine all the people, the majority of those who have been and are good, go young, strong, ruddy. And those who refused to follow the example of the majority, grow old, get sick, lose their hair and teeth...

- Stop! - I stopped him. - You do not tell me stories. No Generalissimus not actually exist, because I personally just made it up. You know, just invented.
"Perhaps," shrugged the Professor. But it doesn't change anything, because all reality is a figment of someone's imagination. Fiction is born out of nothing, and then comes to life and shows the desire for self-development. But if you made it up, then your plot would be the time to correct. Your SIM should disappear. Forever. Angileri it in any way. And then you can annihilate and Horizon. And Generalissimos should be brought down to Earth. It you really need.

"Right," I said happily. - You very correctly say. That to me is. I think one thing and then it turns out completely different.
"Exactly," said Edward. - The same happened with our unfortunate Generalisimusa. He also had his plan. He, when with his angry generals came to power, wanted to establish a new order. Began to struggle with corruption and bureaucracy, to speak out against inequality.
And most importantly, apart from most of these generals for all key positions, introduced the principle of constant turnover and rejuvenation of personnel. The generals have not yet seized power, was with his program, I agree. But when captured, their own designs began to change. They wanted their places to sit forever. And Genialissimo do not yet understand, and demanded that they work, discipline, reports to the people. And then decided to enter the principle of equality: from each according to ability, to everyone - equally.

We continued to talk about the idea, the fiction and the power of imagination, and Edward me his reasoning was so confused that I myself did not see the difference between reality and imagination is valid.
As I recall, his reasoning was that's about what. Our world itself is the fruit of High Concept. God designed this world, populated it with us and expected that we will live in accordance with the Plan. But he has not given us the ability to understand the Idea and we began to behave not according to the plans, and as a hit and even out of control. The same thing happens with the writer. He creates a fantasy world that inhabits his characters, waiting for them to certain actions, they begin to do God knows what and in the end distorts what was intended.

Obviously, Edik needs were even higher than that of an Adult Marshal. He lived not far from his laboratory in a large apartment with Windows facing the street underground. The apartment was thoroughly cleaned, but it was felt that there lives a single. In one of its rooms contained quite a considerable library, which consisted not only of scientific publications, but also from the beautiful collection the preliminary literature from Pushkin to Karnawalowa. And my book, here is the most, were there too. And we drank there is not anything, but a real French cognac spill 2016. And, when you drink the first bottle, he took second.