Я тебя породил, я тебя и убью — Nikolai Gogol | Printable Wall Art

“Я тебя породил, я тебя и убью”
“I gave you life, and I will take it”

Words by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) — Author of Dead Souls and The Government Inspector.

About this quote

This line expresses the absolute authority of a creator over their creation. It speaks to the painful conflict between personal love and a strict moral code. When a child betrays their people or values, the parent feels a duty to destroy what they brought into the world, placing honour and loyalty above natural affection.

Spoken by the Cossack leader Taras Bulba in Nikolai Gogol’s 1835 romantic historical novella of the same name. He utters the line before executing his son Andriy for betraying his Cossack brothers for love.

People hang this print in a study or home library as an appreciation of classic literature and tragic themes.

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