Sergei Dovlatov Professions : Journalist Born : September 3, 1941 Died : August 24, 1990 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Sergei Dovlatov Let's assume there really is no such thing as happiness, no such thing as peace, and no freedom either. But there are kind of attacks of senseless ecstasy. Can this be me? Sergei Dovlatov ecstasy assuming kind Sales were lukewarm. Back home there was no freedom, but there were readers. Here there was freedom enough, but readers were missing. Sergei Dovlatov enough missing home There's a reason every book, even one that isn't very serious, is shaped like a suitcase Sergei Dovlatov suitcases serious book Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity. Sergei Dovlatov ocean infinity life-is If people are rude in Moscow, at least it's in Russian. Sergei Dovlatov moscow rude people We are not better than native born Americans, and of course not smarter. We’ve just been to the last stop of this bus. Sergei Dovlatov bus born lasts Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors