Reality has always attracted me like a magnet; it tortured and hypnotized me. I wanted to capture it on paper. Svetlana Alexievich More Quotes by Svetlana Alexievich More Quotes From Svetlana Alexievich America is a remarkable country, but I have a feeling that it's a different country after 9/11. Svetlana Alexievich feeling different country america What is life about? Two things: love and death. Svetlana Alexievich things love life death Ten to 15 of my childhood friends from Minsk died of cancer. Chernobyl kills. Svetlana Alexievich ten friends cancer childhood I grew up in the countryside. Svetlana Alexievich up countryside grew Flaubert called himself a human pen; I would say that I am a human ear. When I walk down the street and catch words, phrases, and exclamations, I always think - how many novels disappear without a trace! Disappear into darkness. Svetlana Alexievich words i-am walk darkness I love the lone human voice. It is my greatest love and passion. Svetlana Alexievich human passion voice love I always aim to understand how much humanity is contained in each human being and how I can protect this humanity in a person. Svetlana Alexievich understand aim i-can humanity I see the world as voices, as colors, as it were. From book to book, I change, the subjects change, but the narrative thread remains the same. Svetlana Alexievich colors change book world What is happening is terror against the people, we have to unite and not give up our intentions. There is a danger we will lose the country. Svetlana Alexievich
