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Doctor Zhivago
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"Doctor Zhivago" Quotes

A sweeping tale of love, war, and revolution in early 20th century Russia, following the life of an idealistic poet torn between two women.

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Without love, there is no life.

Boris Pasternak

lovelife

You say you love storms but what you really love is the feeling you get when you think about them.

Boris Pasternak

stormsillusion

The bough that breaks in the storm doesn't break at the thickest part.

Boris Pasternak

resiliencestrength

Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.

Boris Pasternak

lifepurpose

A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.

Boris Pasternak

poetryimagination

The most difficult thing but an essential one is to love life, to love it even while one suffers.

Boris Pasternak

lovelifesuffering

The beauty of winter is that it makes you appreciate the warmth and vibrancy of spring.

Boris Pasternak

winterspringappreciation

In every atom of our bodies, we carry a little bit of the universe within us.

Boris Pasternak

cosmosconnection

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

Boris Pasternak

There is no lost time, only lost opportunities.

Boris Pasternak

timeopportunity