Despair Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“It's precisely in despair that you find the most intense pleasure, especially if you are already powerfully conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“But it's in despair that you discover the most intense pleasure, especially when you are acutely conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Despair leads to distress.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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“Psychologically, action is the antidote to despair.”

— Ken Breniman

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“No one likes to see people in moods of despair they themselves have survived.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald