There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
Fyodor DostoevskyWhat man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and wherever it may lead.
Fyodor DostoevskyBut what can a decent man speak of with most pleasure? Answer: Of himself. Well, so I will talk about myself.
Fyodor DostoevskyThere are three forces, the only three forces capable of conquering and enslaving forever the conscience of these weak rebels in the interests of their own happiness. They are: the miracle, the mystery and authority.
Fyodor Dostoevsky