Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

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  • Gleb Kotenkohas quoted6 years ago
    All poetry is a call to action.
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    As at home in tin as it is in Limoges, coffee can energize the industrious at dawn, calm the reflective at noon, or raise the spirits of the beleagured in the middle of the night.
  • Habitante de librohas quoted2 months ago
    Were one to ask Larousse to define the word cabinet, the acclaimed lexicographer might reply: A piece of furniture often adorned with decorative detail in which items may be stowed away from sight.
  • Habitante de librohas quoted2 months ago
    The commonest way of softening the hearts of those we have offended, when, vengeance in hand, they hold us at their mercy, is by submission to move them to commiseration and pity. However, audacity and steadfastness—entirely contrary means—have sometimes served to produce the same effect. . . .
  • Habitante de librohas quoted2 months ago
    imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness.
  • Habitante de librohas quoted2 months ago
    “A king fortifies himself with a castle,” observed the Count, “a gentleman with a desk.”
  • Habitante de librohas quoted2 months ago
    “I see the blackberries have come in early this year!”
  • simardr9418has quoted3 years ago
    All poetry is a call to action
  • simardr9418has quoted3 years ago
    Why did you write the poem?
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    COUNT ALEXANDER ILYICH ROSTOV
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