Tatyana Tolstaya Quotes

Russia, Writer
May 3, 1951

Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya (Russian: Татья́на Ники́тична Толста́я; born 3 May 1951) is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family, known for her fiction and "acerbic essays on contemporary Russian life".

Also known as Essayist, Literary Critic, Journalist, Television Presenter, Opinion Journalist

I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Art
- Want
- You
Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- World
- Art
- Politics

The best time is always yesterday.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Time
- Best
- Yesterday
I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- People
- Good
- Attitude
I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Interested
- Russia
If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the States, because here the society is so young.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Society
- Young
- Will
People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Author
- Election
Politics disappears; it vanishes. What remains constant is human life. So I try to develop a perspective in my writing where politics is just one of the pieces of furniture in this furnished world. It is not the purpose. It is not the goal.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Life
- World
- Writing

I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think.

Tatyana Tolstaya
- Think
- Energy
- Saying