"I was lying, but I wanted to rouse……" — Mikhail Lermontov

I was lying, but I wanted to rouse him. I have an… - Mikhail Lermontov
"I was lying, but I wanted to rouse him. I have an inborn urge to contradict; my whole life has been a mere chain of sad and futile opposition to the dictates of either heart or reason. The presence of an enthusiast makes me as cold as a midwinter's day, and, I believe, frequent association with a listless phlegmatic would make me an impassioned dreamer."

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