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All we can do is try not to fall.

Sergei Lukyanenko

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Sergei Lukyanenko
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: April 11
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Physician Writer
Psychiatrist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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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 intimate knowledge of the society for which the book is being translated.
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Evil has no need to bother with eliminating Good. It's far simpler to let Good fight against itself.
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At home the very walls lend you strength.
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If it's possible to do something, sooner or later someone's going to do it.
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What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn't give love a chance?
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One day you will hear the sound of time rustling as it slips through your fingers like sand. Remember me then. I wish you luck.
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