SERGEI LUKYANENKO QUOTES III

Russian author (1968- )

Life consists of nothing but exceptions.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

Night Watch

Tags: life


Above all, translators must be native speakers. It's not because they speak the language better -- I understand that sometimes a foreigner can learn a language better than native speakers. It has more to do with having an intimate knowledge of the society for which the book is being translated.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

interview, The Telegraph, October 5, 2012


The simple people are trash. A herd of sheep that are good for shearing, but sometimes it's more profitable to slaughter them.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

Day Watch


The hardest thing of all is when pain is hidden behind a mask of calm.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

Night Watch

Tags: pain


There is very much in the world that is bad. But usually the attempt to defeat evil engenders more evil. I advise you to do good; that is the only way to win the victory.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

Last Watch


When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

New Watch

Tags: revolution


How easily the truth is lost, and how persistent lies are.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

Night Watch


At home the very walls lend you strength.

SERGEI LUKYANENKO

New Watch

Tags: home