Quotes About Rostnikov

It was a typical Soviet ploy. People were forever quoting Lenin, much of the time with a great deal of creativity, knowing that even scholars had a difficult time identifying quotations from the mass of Lenin's writing and speeches. Rostnikov

At the end of the top of the desk, the sickle caught the phone and the tip of the blade broke off. There are days, thought Rostnikov, where fate denies a man even the most meaningless of dramatic gestures. The

I am going to move to St. Petersburg," Boris said, his voice a crisp rasp. "You have relatives there?" Rostnikov said, ignoring the non sequitur. "No, never. That is why I want to go there.