Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:
“Watching a woman make Russian pancakes, you might think that she was calling on the spirits or extracting from the batter the philosophers stone.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (18601904)
“Come, civil night,
Thou sober-suited matron all in black.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war. This war talks spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream. Besides, there isnt going to be any war.”
—Sidney Howard (18911939)
“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)