Palazchenko Quotes

#1. Of all the many memoirs by former Soviet officials, Palazchenko's is among the best written and also the most objective. Even his descriptions of U.S. policy are more accurate and judicious than those of some American scholars.

Jack F. Matlock Jr.

#2. Pavel Palazchenko has given us a well-written, inside account of Gorbachev's and Shevardnadze's diplomacy. Remarkably objective, it is full of insights, makes fascinating reading, and will also be a prime source for scholars long into the future.

Jack F. Matlock Jr.

#3. Credit is a matter so subtle in its essence, that, as it may be obtained almost without reason, so, without reason, may it be made to melt away.

Anthony Trollope

#4. How do you even start a book you know is going to be your last?

Scott Stambach

#5. A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

Jean Cocteau

#6. Her simplicity fathomed what clever people falsified.

Virginia Woolf

#7. I'd like to invoke the Native American Navajo because their word for road is used as a verb. Their whole relationship to road has to do with how you travel it, who you are traveling it with, what the environment might be, where you're headed, in what direction, the weather and so on.

Anne Waldman

#8. Perhaps she was both child and woman, darkness and light, past and present, life and death - all the opposites contained and reconciled in her.

Paule Marshall

#9. And to Mindy, I can only ever say a simple thank you. And dedicate the rest of my life to her.

Richard Hammond

#10. During my PhD, I was depressed for eight-months, state of deep-worry. The stressful life leads to neglect of spirituality and wellness. I recovered by inspiration of great souls, friends and family. Ever since, I have sought spirituality of soul and well-being over all other things.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#11. The Marine Corps has been, and will continue to be, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness - ready to respond to today's crisis, with today's Marine forces, today.

James F. Amos