“But in love, merit is won blindly and unaccountably, and in this blindness and unaccountability lies happiness. pp. 445-446” — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“As a young man, he had instinctively husbanded the freshness of his powers. At the time, it was too soon to see… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“A lover of comfort might shrug after looking at the whole apparent jumble of furniture, old paintings, statues with missing arms and… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Memories are either the greatest poetry, when they are memories of a vital happiness, or a burning pain, when they touch dried… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“When all the forces in your organism come into play, then life will begin to play around you as well. You'll see… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“The moments of nature's universal, triumphant silence had come, those minutes when the creative mind works harder, poetic thoughts seethe more ardently,… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Life is duty and obligation, therefore love, too, is a duty. It's as if God sent it to me,' she said, looking… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Yes, and I think I will have enough strength to live and love my whole life through. One without the other is… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Although people call love a capricious and unaccountable emotion that arises like an illness, nonetheless it has its own laws and reasons,… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Because he possesses something that is worth more than any amount of intelligence - an honest and faithful heart! It is the… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“He had never clearly fathomed the true weight of a word of good, truth, and purity cast in the stream of human… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“She attended the French performance, but the play's content now had a connection to her life. She read a book and the… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
“Ah! This is retribution for Promethean fire! Besides being patient, you must also love this sadness and respect your doubts and questions.… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
