That's just the point: an honest and sensitive man opens his heart, and the man of business goes on eating - and then he eats you up.

No, I can't admit it. Brother,' said Alyosha suddenly, with flashing eyes, 'you said just now, is there a being in the whole world who would have the right to forgive and could firgive? But there is a Being and He can forgive everything, all and for all, because He gave His innocent blood for all and everything. You have forgotten Him, and on Him is built the edifice, and it is to Him they cry aloud, "Thou art just, O Lord, for Thy ways are revealed!

If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness

. . . finally, I couldn't imagine how I could live without books, and I stopped dreaming about marrying that Chinese prince. . . .

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Everywhere I am the object of an unbelievable esteem, the interest in me is, quite simply, tremendous.

Yes, that's right... love should come before logic ... Only then will man come to understand the meaning of life.