Thursday, October 15, 2009

Enemy at the Gates

Quotes from a pretty good movie.


Well, there wasn't a sickle, but there was a hammer and bang...knocked out all my teeth. That's right, boy, have no illusions. That's the land of socialism and universal bliss for ya.

Nobody gives a shit about the telephone guys

I've been such a fool, Vassili. Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbour. But there's always something to envy. A smile, a friendship, something you don't have and want to appropriate. In this world, even a Soviet one, there will always be rich and poor. Rich in gifts, poor in gifts. Rich in love, poor in love.

 He doesn't know you exist, but at that moment you're closer to him than anyone else on earth. You see his face through the sign. You see whether he shaved or not. You can see whether he's married if he's got a wedding ring. It's not like firing at a distant shape. It's not just a uniform. It's a man's face. Those faces don't go away. They come back and they get replaced by more faces.




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