Alexander Pushkin

I am a devil, and you, my friend, are a demon.

The devil himself would not dare to come near me, for I am uglier than he.

I am fat and lazy, and I love nothing so much as to lie on my sofa, eat gingerbread, and read French novels.

My wife is a coquette, and I am a jealous fool.

I like to read my own works, and I often praise them, though I know they are not worth a damn.

I am a complete atheist, but I believe in fate.

I have no taste in women, and I always fall in love with the ugliest ones.

I am a barbarian, and I love to live among barbarians.

Poetry, thank God, does not need reason.

I am a chameleon: I adapt myself to all circumstances and all people.

The more I think, the more I become convinced that the devil exists.

I am writing a novel, and I don't know how it will end.

I have always been too lazy to be a good man.

I have no respect for public opinion, and I despise the public.

I would rather be a good poet than a good man.

My head is full of devils and angels, and I don't know which will win.

I am a great admirer of Napoleon, but I hate him as a tyrant.

I am a simple man, and I love simple pleasures: wine, women, and song.

I am a true Russian, and I love my country, even though it is a hell.

I have no talent for politics, and I despise all politicians.