“ The piano—that, too, was an adventure. A little girl tried to learn to play it. Her mother insisted, forced her to sit there and practice. Nothing came of it; stubbornness won out in the end, the stub… Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
“ Never have I been frightened by circumstances. A little warmth, a little bread, my little ones with me, and life begins, happiness begins. Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
