Andrei Platonov quotes

Andrei Platonov was a Russian writer, novelist, and playwright, recognized for his profound and innovative literary style. His works explore themes of utopia, loss, and the human condition in the Soviet era. He is remembered as one of the most original and influential voices in twentieth-century Russian literature. Here are 16 of his quotes:

If they don't think, people act senselessly. (Andrei Platonov)
We can't feel anything - all that's left inside us is dust. View quote
Andrei Platonov
Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning. View quote
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The working class is my home country, and my future is linked with the proletariat. View quote
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From our ugliness will grow the soul of the world. View quote
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I have a trend of my own. View quote
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Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive. View quote
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What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act? View quote
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My body gets weak without truth. View quote
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I lived and languished. View quote
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Does the world have nothing inside but sorrow? (Andrei Platonov)
At the time of the Revolution, dogs howled day and night all over Russia. View quote
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I want my word to be up to the scale of the feat of arms performed by the Russian soldier. View quote
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If kids can forget their own mothers but still have a sense of comrade Lenin, then Soviet power really is here to stay! View quote
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A man who's never seen war is like a woman who's never given birth - soft in the head. View quote
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When you've nothing to live for, you get to thinking inside your head. View quote
Andrei Platonov

Andrei Platonov

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Occupation: Russian Writer
Born: August 16, 1899
Died: January 5, 1951
Quotes count: 16
Wikipedia: Andrei Platonov

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