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“Whatever may come to me, whether I come to ruin or not, I want to be alone. Forget me altogether, it’s better.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“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
“Man, furthermore, must make his choices as an individual, for individuality is one side of one’s consciousness of one’s self. We can see this point clearly when we realize that consciousness of one’s self is always a unique act—I can never know exactly how you see yourself and you never can know exactly how I relate to myself. This is the inner sanctum where each man must stand alone. This fact makes for much of the tragedy and inescapable isolation in human life, but it also indicates again that we must find the strength in ourselves to stand in our own inner sanctum as individuals.”
― Man's Search for Himself
― Man's Search for Himself
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Tell me, Francis, do you buy your one-liners wholesale? Only they’re well past their sell-by.”
― Resurrection Men
― Resurrection Men
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