Alyosha Quotes

“In the real world, they told you who to be, not the other way around.”
― Rhoda Belleza, Empress of a Thousand Skies

“He told Alyosha to work with the captain. Alyosha was a quiet man; anyone could order him about. "It's all hands on deck, sailor," the captain urged. "See how fast they're laying blocks?" Alyosha smiled meekly. "If we have to work faster then let's work faster. Anything you say." And tramped down for the next load. Thank God for the man who does his job and keeps his mouth shut!”
― Alexander Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

“Man does not live by bread alone.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov