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Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet, novelist, and translator.
* He was born in Moscow in 1890 and died in 1960.
* He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 for his novel "Doctor Zhivago."
* The novel was banned in the Soviet Union and Pasternak was forced to decline the prize.
* He is considered one of the most important Russian writers of the 20th century.
* His poetry is known for its lyrical beauty and its exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the meaning of life.
* His novel "Doctor Zhivago" is a sweeping epic that tells the story of a doctor and poet during the Russian Revolution.
* Pasternak's work has been translated into many languages and has been praised by critics and readers alike.
* He is a major figure in Russian literature and his work continues to be read and studied today.

You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught.

Boris Pasternak

I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

Boris Pasternak

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.

Boris Pasternak

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