... Having parted with my colleague, I saw my former pupils from Druskininkai -Motiejaitis and Zubavičius. I advised Motiejaitis:
- You just got back from the Army and you're an only child. Maybe you should move back somewhere.

But he answered me:
- You know, teacher, maybe I was bad tempered when I was in school, but my feelings for my homeland are the same as yours. Besides, the tanks won't attack, they're just trying to scare us...

Lithuania, 1991.01.13 : documents, testimonies, comments. - Vilnius : State Publishing Center, 1992, p. 144.