Nina Ai-Artyan continued...
But with a stranger’s curiosity,
Captivated by each novelty,
I watched how the sleds skimmed,
And listened to my native tongue.
— Anna Akhamatova
And soon all of us will sleep under the earth, we who never let each other sleep above it.
― Marina Tsvetaeva
Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid—the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Death's an old story, but new for each person.
— Ivan Turgenev