If you but knew the flames that burn in me which I attempt to beat down with my reason.

I was not born to amuse the Tsars.

Inspiration is needed in geometry, just as much as in poetry.

With womankind, the less we love them, the easier they become to charm.

Thus people--so it seems to me-- Become good friends from sheer ennui.

I am married and happy. My only wish is that nothing will change.

Cabbage soup and barley. They're Russia's national food. Both excellent in their way, but a shade monotonous.