“We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“I'm a slave to my emotions, to my likes, to my hatred of boredom, to most of my desires.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“Here I am alive, and it's not my fault, so I have to try and get by as best I can without hurting anybody until death takes over.”
― Война и мир
― Война и мир
“You're a slave, a bound helpless slave to one thing in this world, your imagination.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
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