We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.
Fyodor DostoevskyThe man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.
Fyodor DostoevskyYou see I kept asking myself then: why am I so stupid that if others are stupidโand I know they areโyet I won't be wiser?
Fyodor DostoevskyEvery member of the society spies on the rest, and it is his duty to inform against them. All are slaves and equal in their slavery... The great thing about it is equality... Slaves are bound to be equal.
Fyodor Dostoevsky