«Да, это так: большинство людей обманывает себя двоякой...

“Yes, this is so: most people deceive themselves with a double false faith - they believe in eternal memory (people, things, deeds, peoples) and in atonement (deeds, mistakes, sins and untruths). Both faiths are wrong. In fact, the opposite is true: everything will be forgotten and nothing will be redeemed. The task of redemption (revenge and forgiveness) will be fulfilled by oblivion. No one will atone for the inflicted untruths, for all untruths will be forgotten. ” - Milan Kundera, “Joke”