From the description of Summary of A Gentlemen in Moscow:

"If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them." (Amor Towles)

The second part of the emotional journey alongside Rostov is one that was generated due to the solitude of being locked away with nothing to do. It gave him time to look deep within himself and enter a state of emotional discovery, one that would change his life for good. Amor Towles did a masterful job of describing intangible things in the most accurate and humane way.

From the description of Summary of A River in Darkness:

"You don't choose to be born. You just are. And your birth is your destiny, some say. I say the hell with that. And I should know. I was born not just once but five times. And five times I learned the same lesson. Sometimes in life, you have to grab your so-called destiny by the throat and wring its neck." (Masaji Ishikawa)

Ishikawa has in his hand, a vast arsenal of stories to tell us. Living 36 years in North Korea, will get you some interesting anecdotes. Ishikawa is willing to share them with us in order for us to comprehend the cruel reality of communism and how lucky some people are to be born in stable and prosperous countries.

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