Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“He knew she was there by the rapture and the terror that seized on his heart. She was standing talking to a lady at…

— Leo Tolstoy

“But it did not interest her at all. She and Levin had a conversation of there own, yet not a conversation but a sort…

— Leo Tolstoy

When Levin thought what he was and what he was living for, he could find no answer to the questions and was reduced to…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Now that Vronsky had deceived her, she was prepared to love Levin and to hate Vronsky.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“Throughout the performance Levin felt like a deaf person watching a dance. He was quite perplexed when the music stopped and felt very tired…

— Leo Tolstoy

“She was daily surprised by the things he knew and the things he did not know; both, at the time, added to his attraction.”

— Evelyn Waugh

“if they hadn’t both been pretending, but had had what is called a heart-to-heart talk, that is, simply told each other just what they…

— Leo Tolstoy

“He was wearing that enigmatic little smile of his, as if he knew something that she didn't. Actually, she thought, it was more like…

— Julia Quinn

Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received.…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Everything he knew was with a girl. Like reciting a learned lesson, something he could do because he had to. This - this was…

— Brigid Kemmerer

“He didn't know what he felt. For the first time in his life, his thoughts were a jumble, tossing and turning and writing over…

— Julia Quinn

“They were good listeners, worldly yet easily shocked, hungry for details, curious and nonjudgmental at the same time, always happy to give advice, but…

— Tom Perrotta