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"It is wrong, then, to chide the novel for being fascinated by mysterious coincidences (like the meeting of Anna, Vronsky, the railway station, and death or the meting of Beethoven, Tomas, Tereza, and the cognac), but it is right to chide man for being blind to such coincidences in his daily life. For he thereby deprives his life of a dimension of beauty."

"The chairman was a stocky, thick-set man, of less than average height, with a haemorrhoidal complexion..."
Thinking what one has to look like to deserve such a description

Father Karamazov is dead, long live Karamazov! It only took him 570 pages.

What did love have to do with Ruth's divergent views on art, right conduct, the French Revolution, or equal suffrage? They were mental processes, but love was beyond reason; it was superrational.

The ultimate you know how to ball I know Aristotle

We need to confront the fact that some of our world will not survive, and grieve its loss.

"Why is it that the heathens and the barbarians seem to have the best places to go when they die?"
"A bit of a poser, that," agreed the mate. "I s'pose it makes up for 'em... enjoying themselves all the time when they're alive, too?" He looked puzzled. Now that he was dead, the whole thing sounded suspicious.

"All people are insane," he said. "They will do anything at any time, and God help anybody who looks for reasons."