Ivan Goncharov

“Now or neverI 'To be or not to be!'"—Oblomov raised himself from his chair a little, but failing to find his slippers…

— Ivan Goncharov

“Because he possesses something that is worth more than any amount of intelligence - an honest and faithful heart! It is the…

— Ivan Goncharov

“He had never clearly fathomed the true weight of a word of good, truth, and purity cast in the stream of human…

— Ivan Goncharov

“I desire nothing, seek nothing but peace, the slumber of the soul. I have tasted all the hollowness and wretchedness of life…

— Ivan Goncharov

“Art is its own thing, and so is craft — and creativity is common to both, in the same way as its…

— Ivan Goncharov

“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

“Ah! This is retribution for Promethean fire! Besides being patient, you must also love this sadness and respect your doubts and questions.…

— Ivan Goncharov

Yesterday one has wished, to-day one attains the madly longed-for object, and to-morrow one will blush to think that one ever desired…

— Ivan Goncharov

I expected so much from life and if I had not seen it so close, I would to this day be expecting…

— Ivan Goncharov

Memories are the height of poetry only when they are memories of happiness. When they graze wounds over which scars have formed…

— Ivan Goncharov