Ilya Ilf Quotes

“There will be no beautiful widow with Persian eyes sitting at your grave. And teary-eyed kids won't be asking: "Papa, papa, can you hear us?”

“This (San Francisco) is the most beautiful city in America, Probably because it looks nothing like America”

“Clearly it's not all that pacific on the Pacific Ocean”

“For a long time, I tried to make my ilfe work, to make our family work. I got tired, though. Five children wears you out until the only thing left inside you, the only thing you've got to give, is a memory of what you thought you'd be.”

“Investigating Koreiko's case might take a long time," said Ostap. "God only knows how long. And since there is no God, nobody knows. We are in a terrible bind.”

“It is more Important to be of pure intention than of perfect action.”

“Your inability to see the wisdom in someone else is not a reflection on their lack of perspicacity, it is a reflection on yours.”

“Chicken and horse meat are the best foods for weightlifters, and good food is important.”

“The only kind of universe that I can even begin to conceive is an inconceivable one.”

“To know yourself you must know the transience of your self.”