Vassili: All these men here know they're going to die. So, each night when they make it back, it's a bonus. So, every cup of tea, every cigarette is like a little celebration. You just have to accept that.
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Nikita Khruschev: I have to report this to the Boss.
[puts a gun on the table]
Nikita Khruschev: Perhaps you'd prefer to avoid the red tape.
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Danilov: I've been such a fool, Vassili. Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbour. But there's always something to envy. A smile, a friendship, something you don't have and want to appropriate. In this world, even a Soviet one, there will always be rich and poor. Rich in gifts, poor in gifts. Rich in love, poor in love.
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Danilov: I want to help you, Vassili. Let me do one last thing, something useful for a change.
[Takes off his helmet]
Danilov: Let me show you where the Major is.
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