115 Quotes by Ukrainian authors

Ukrainian words tend to walk with muddy boots and bright embroidery: grounded in chernozem, quick with wit, and fearless in naming sorrow. Proverbs trade in clear-eyed pragmatism, sly humor, and neighborly duty; poetry leans toward open skies, the Dnipro’s patience, and a freedom stubborn as steppe grass. Expect blessings of bread and salt, the red flare of kalyna, the bandura’s ache, and moral arguments sharpened by war and work. Here, tenderness rarely excludes steel, and hope is a habit, not a pose.