“ Being on the side of the Light is much tougher than being on the side of the Dark... Sergei Lukyanenko
“ When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ After all, inside every woman, no matter how grown up she is, there is still a frightened little girl. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ Love was something different. Love was pure delight, a fountain of emotions, sensual delights, and enjoying spending time together. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ You're a Dark One," said Anton. "All you see in everything is evil, treachery, trickery.""All I do is not close my eyes to them," Edgar retorted. "And that's why I don't trust Zabulon. I distrust him… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ What if it turns out there really are witches and vampires and werewolves living right here alongside us? After all, what better disguise could there be than to get your image enshrined in the culture… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ People don't usually think about the meaning of the words they say. It seems to them that words convey truth. That when someone hears the word "red" he will think of a ripe raspberry and not a pool of… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ The laws of nature are not intelligent,’ I replied. ‘The force of gravity is not intelligent. Electricity is not intelligent. A savage looking at a television might assume that it’s a sapient being, b… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ An assassin can be found for every president. And for every prophet there are a thousand interpreters to distort the essence of the religion, to replace the bright flame with the heat of the inquisito… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ In a war the most dangerous thing is to understand the enemy. To understand is to forgive. And wehave no right to do that—we never have had, not since the creation of the world. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ There is no abstract Evil; you have to understand that! Its roots are here, all around us, in this herd that goes on chewing and having a good time only an hour after a murder! That's what you have to… Sergei Lukyanenko
“ You're on your own little quest, an there's a bit of Frodo Baggins in you, and a bit of Verne's Paganel, and just a tiny drop of Robinson Cursoe, and a smidgeon of Radishchev. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ Loneliness, dejection, the contempt or pity of people around you--these are unpleasant feelings. But they are precisely the things that produce genuine Dark Ones. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ And that, Pavel, is why you shouldn't use magic for every tiny little thing. Where you can put your trust in science, that's what you should do. Sergei Lukyanenko
“ Forgiving was the hardest thing. Sometimes forgiving was the hardest thing in the whole world. Sergei Lukyanenko
