January 2011
50 posts
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“As is known, however, a man too carried away by passion, especially if he is of...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky in The Idiot (1868).  Translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Everyman’s Library).   (via whatdavereads)
Jan 31st
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Jan 29th
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“To go on, however — what can a decent man talk about with the greatest pleasure?...”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes From Underground (via awhirlingdervish)
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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“And will it not be better?” I mused fantastically, afterwards at home, stifling...”
– Notes from the Underground, F.Dostoevsky (via imaginaryunit)
Jan 26th
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“And what is there to wonder at in that, since I had succeeded in so corrupting...”
– Notes from the Underground, F.Dostoevsky (via imaginaryunit)
Jan 26th
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“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evil doer; Nothing more difficult than...”
– Dostoyevsky This quote has helped me much as I’ve dealt with my miriad of psych disorders. I was convinced I was a horrible person being punished my an unkind God but I slowly am realizing I’m not bad, I’m just flawed. Probably totally off topic to the qoute but I thought I’d contribute. (via...
Jan 24th
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“I was dissolute, but I loved goodness. Every moment I was anxious to reform, but...”
– Mitya (from The Brothers Karamazov)
Jan 24th
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“He had become so completely absorbed in himself, and isolated from his fellows...”
– Crime and Punishment
Jan 24th
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“The only gain of civilisation for mankind is the greater capacity for variety of...”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky in Notes from the Underground (via samreynard)
Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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“‘What is the Mother of God, in your view?’ ‘The great mother,’ I answered, ‘the...”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons (1872)  (via monsieurdavison)
Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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The Brothers Karamazov
riayn: “The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.” Fyodor.
Jan 18th
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“‘Ah, children, ah, dear friends, do not be afraid of life! How good life is when...”
– Dostoevsky, “The Brothers Karamazov,” pg. 776 (via egallion)
Jan 18th
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“‘Eloquence aside, gentlemen, people can’t be allowed to go breaking their...”
– Dostoevsky, “The Brothers Karamazov,” pg. 752 (via egallion)
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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