“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.”
― Timbuktu
― Timbuktu
“There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, 'Consume me'.”
― The Waves
― The Waves
“A prison does not only lock its inmates inside, it keeps all others out. Her strongest prison is of her own construction.”
― Alias Grace
― Alias Grace
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