Why am I going?" he repeated, looking straight into her eyes. "You know that I am going in order to be where you are," said he. "I cannot do otherwise." "Not a word, not a movement of yours will I ever forget, nor can I.
Leo TolstoyThe teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound of vulgar superstitions and sorcery.
Leo TolstoyThe difference between real material poison and intellectual poison is that most material poison is disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison, which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books, can unfortunately sometimes be attractive.
Leo Tolstoy