"The Zone is not a territory but a test which one either passes or not. It all depends on dignity, on the ability to differentiate between what is important and what is transient." — Andrei Tarkovsky "The Zone is a very complicated system... of traps, and they're all deadly. I don't know what's going on here in the absence of people, but the moment someone shows up, everything comes into motion. Old traps disappear and new ones emerge. Safe spots become impassable. Now your path is easy, now it's hopelessly involved. That's the Zone." — Andrei Tarkovsky
