Russian Civil War/aftermath

Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:

    A medium Vodka dry Martini—with a slice of lemon peel. Shaken and not stirred, please. I would prefer Russian or Polish vodka.
    Ian Fleming (1908–1964)

    If we love-and-serve an ideal we reach backward in time to its inception and forward to its consummation. To grow is sometimes to hurt; but who would return to smallness?
    Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 3, ch. 3 (1962)

    We only know war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy.
    Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

    The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)