Сохранились слова А. Ахматовой:
"Достоевский знал много, но не все. Он, например, думал, что если убьешь человека, то станешь Раскольниковым. А мы сейчас знаем, что можно убить пять, десять, сто человек и вечером пойти в театр".
whenever you grab somebody by the collar
and hold him for at least a second,
you become responsible for this person
for his life and his death.
because if he lives with your fingerprints on his neck,
you should make sure that they do not hurt him.
that there’re no wounds.
if there are you should come, take his jacket
and clean it with your own fucking hands.
if he dies with your fingerprints on his neck
you should mourn for him every fucking moment
of your endless precious life.
you should print your own neck with the same fingers
so that you remember that some part of you is dead.
you should be proud of this death,
you should take care of it.
death is something which should be taken care about.
it should be mutual.
same as life which is mutual.
same as the colour of the fingerprints.