“the whole work of man really seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano-key!”
― Notes from the Underground
― Notes from the Underground
“At that time I was only twenty-four years old. My life then was already gloomy, disorderly, and solitary to the point of savagery.”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
“in despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”
― Notes from the Underground
― Notes from the Underground
“an intelligent man cannot become anything seriously, and it is only the fool who becomes anything.”
― Notes from the Underground
― Notes from the Underground
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