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I would call Levin far more spiritual than he is at all Orthodox Christian tbh

“Without knowing what I am and why I’m here, it is impossible for me to live. And I cannot know that, therefore I cannot live”

Real as fuck Levin. Something that fully could come out of my mouth any given time during summer.

“It’s like keeping a man condemned to death for months with a noose around his neck, promising him maybe death, maybe mercy.”

Stiva and Anna are masterclass complex characters.

“He wants to prove to me that his love for me shouldn’t hinder his freedom…. I can’t do anything, start anything, change anything. I restrain myself, wait, invent amusements for myself - the Englishman’s family, writing, reading - but it’s all only a deception, the same morphine again.”

Still not over Vronsky calling Levin a crack head hdhshshs

Alexi Karenina hasn’t been properly discussed in hundreds of pages at this point. I hope he gets some content before it happens

Over 800 pages read and it took this damn long for Anna and Levin to meet. Wow.

Levin telling Vronsky “I think the local court is an idiotic institution” 💅

Tolstoy is really able to get into the little nuances that cause irritation and miscommunication. I worried the Levin Kitty plot would dry up with them getting their happy ending of sorts but in showing these normal relationship problems in such a perceptive way, it keeps my attention.

“‘And why not?’ he thought, ‘if it were a momentary flash or passion, if I experienced only this attraction (I may call it “mutual”) — but felt that it went against my whole mode of life, If i felt that in yielding to this attraction I would betray my calling and duty.”