"All talented people write differently, all untalented ones write the same way and even in the same handwriting."

"You need to show him some paper, otherwise he won't believe that you exist."

"Not a single car has ever been run over by a pedestrian, yet for some reason motorists are unhappy."

"In science fiction novels, the main thing was the radio. With it, the happiness of mankind was expected. Now there is…"

"...She is four years old, but she says she is two. Rare coquetry."

"He got so drunk that he could already perform various minor miracles."

"Liar competition. The first prize was given to the person who told the truth."

"There were so many hairdressing establishments and funeral homes in the regional centre of N. that the inhabitants se…"

"What? Seventy thousand roubles' worth of jewellery hidden in a chair! Heaven knows who may sit on that chair!"

"… Now you, for instance. You're distinguished-lookin' and tall, though a bit on the thin side. If you should die, God…"