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"You say you have been happy, and that proves you have lived, not less, but more than others."

"Why are you ashamed of your stories the moment after you have told them?"

I already like Aglaia much better than most of the characters, solely because when Myshkin narrates The Execution, she not only hears, but she listens. She engages, while the others only comment.

So far, I can tell that the Prince resembles Rodya somewhere, but cannot exactly place in what manner. Though, I do find him very easy so admire.

Dostoevsky's ability to narrate scenes like he was there when it was all happening, despite it all being his brilliant mind's fiction, never ceases to amaze. Sure, he was a skilful writer, with some works better formulated than others; yet all appreciation falls scant with each page you turn.

The Idiot is a refreshing, and surprisingly simpler work of his, that keeps you hooked from the very start.