For a woman, all resurrection, all salvation, from whatever perdition, lies in love; in fact, it is her only way to it.

Man is stupid, phenomenally stupid.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

I saw clear as daylight how strange it is that not a single person living in this mad world has had the daring to go straight for it all and send it flying to the devil! I...I wanted to have the daring...and I killed her.

It’s not God that I don’t accept, Alyosha, only I most respectfully return him the ticket.

Be not forgetful of prayer. Every time you pray, if your prayer is sincere, there will be new feeling and new meaning in it, which will give you fresh courage, and you will understand that prayer is an education.

Although your mind works, your heart is darkened with depravity; and without a pure heart there can be no complete and true consciousness