One of the most insidious things about communism was that it pushed good people to the brink of immorality and then required them to cross the threshold. Thousands of families would be torn apart at this bring, for the simple reason that some people are capable of sacrificing their ideals while others aren’t. But the ones who crossed over—even music-loving surgeons who saved people’s lives—would forever be at the service of the party, even if the party was supposed to be serving them.
- The Twelve Little Cakes, Dominika Dery