Your Name Is Russia's Endless Border

I will take you back from every era and every heaven.

If you knew you would die tomorrow, what kind of life would you choose? Do you have an answer? You might be afraid to confess to a boy you like, and work hard at your studies without having the talent for it. If you had the chance to start over, everything might turn out the same, but you could live a happy life. Please yourself, keep your word, do whatever you want. There's nothing wrong with that.

If you don't love me, then die, my intimate and tender beast., "White Roses"

Snow falls on

my rusted windpipe and lungs,

so tell me: tonight, my voice is a train brought to a halt,

your name is Russia's long, long border., Boris Pasternak to Marina Tsvetaeva, spring 1927

Theme: Break free of established conventions and live as your true self.