All Classifications In This World Lack Sharp

When I Was Young, The Early Death Of My Father Cast A Shadow Over Me - And I Was Afraid To Die Before All My Literary Plans Came True. But Between 30 And 40 Years Of Age My Attitude To Death Became Quite Calm And Balanced. I Feel It Is A Natural, But No Means The Final, Milestone Of One's Existence.

Your Friend Will Argue With You.

If One Is A Professional Soldier, It Is Part Of One's Job To Die Sooner Or Later.

It Is In The Nature Of The Human Being To Seek A Justification For His Actions.

When I Was In The Gulag I Would Sometimes Even Write On Stone Walls. I Used To Write On Scraps Of Paper, Then I Memorised The Contents And Destroyed The Scraps.