Vasily Grossman quote: He sensed Death with a depth and clarity of which only small children or great philosophers are capable, philosophers who ...

He sensed Death with a depth and clarity of which only small children or great philosophers are capable, philosophers who are themselves almost childlike in the power and simplicity of their thinking.

~ Vasily Grossman ~

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