For what did the creator prepare me,Why did he so terribly contradictThe hopes of my youth?
Mikhail LermontovOne should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.
Mikhail LermontovMy whole life has been merely a succession of miserable and unsuccessful denials of feelings or reason.
Mikhail LermontovAfraid of decision, I buried my finer feelings in the depths of my heart and they died there.
Mikhail Lermontov