“So against the grain I serve to produce events and do what’s irrational because I am commanded to. For all their indisputable… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“Our historical pastime is the direct satisfaction of inflicting pain. There are lines in Nekrassov describing how a peasant lashes a horse… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Though I may not believe in the order of the universe, yet I love the sticky little leaves as they open in… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“By the way, a Bulgarian I met lately in Moscow," Ivan went on, seeming not to hear his brother's words, "told me… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“There are moments in the life of old liars who have been play-acting all their lives when they are so carried away… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“But I've still better things about children. I've collected a great, great deal about Russian children, Alyosha. There was a little girl… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“He longed to revenge himself on everyone for his own unseemliness” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
