Performance: Tales of the old Arbat

... The more I think about it [death], the less afraid, and just when you forget about it, it scares you.

Children - the greatest optimists, they believe that the world can exist something better that they know.

Finding happiness is always more interesting than happiness itself.

People like a snake, must shed their skins, if he strives for perfection. To be unique - that's happiness, that's the meaning.

- I think the thing is that you have to be good. And to be kind means to be considerate. Only. Man's whole life plays with toys, but in childhood he buy them in the store, and then... scary thought.
- It is taken for living people? Isn't it?

It's funny... every year the soul is wiser, but the body, damn him, continued to fool around. <...> But with age, the soul learns to live alone - perhaps he wants to get used to the inevitable. At night, during sleep, she learns to fly away from the body, and when she finally learns... [Sad whistle, silent.] Alas, a person should not worry about death.

- Extremely ill-mannered young man. You don't seem to share your guilt?
They grow up so fast, that it is not even time to acknowledge his guilt.

- You surprisingly neatly jumping in puddles, Fyodor Kuzmich... Never seen it performed with such gusto.
- Jumping through puddles is my passion... And all the rain one of the most exciting phenomena of nature... if he look a little drunk.

My strength is that I'm me and not someone else. Be yourself - that's a sign of strength.

Someone else's success, to envy not, he must either delight or disturb.

Everywhere and always tell the truth, you glorified witty man.

... Statistics of late marriage indicates their relative fragility. In addition, the program of elderly lovers is quite limited - they strum the guitar, give flowers in baskets, singing Gypsy songs and recite poems. In short, the burden of age dominates them completely.

... With him to be still in the same pan with the pepper and onion to boil. Very hot and somehow hopeless. Although at the same time increase your own tone - too raging for the company.