Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love was always active. He could not love passively; once he loved, he immediately also began to help.
They won't let me ... I can't be ... good!
To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.
Gentlemen, I am tormented by questions; answer them for me.
Hell is the inability to love.
... you can never be sure of what has passed between husband and wife or lover and mistress.