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And if even one such man, at least, finds himself at the head of that whole army ‘lusting for power only for the sake of filthy lucre,’ is one such man, at least, not enough to make a tragedy?
— Sep 29, 2026 06:54AM
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In the cause of universal worship, they have destroyed each other with the sword. They have made gods and called upon each other: “Abandon your gods and come and worship ours, otherwise death to you and your gods!” And so it will be until the end of the world, even when all gods have disappeared from the earth: they will still fall down before idols.
— Sep 28, 2026 10:30PM
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There are three powers, only three powers on earth, capable of conquering and holding captive forever the conscience of these feeble rebels, for their own happiness—these powers are miracle, mystery, and authority.
— Sep 28, 2026 05:58AM
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THE GRAND INQUISITOR
“if you’re so spoiled by modern realism and can’t stand anything fantastic—if you want it to be qui pro quo, let it be.
— Sep 27, 2026 09:52PM
“if you’re so spoiled by modern realism and can’t stand anything fantastic—if you want it to be qui pro quo, let it be.
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Thank you, Carla!I know better than to read the news: it puts me in a state. Dostoyevsky’s blackness makes almost anything look slightly better? So it goes.✌️
Thank you, Caterina!I’m going to go back to Wallace and Infinite Jest and hide in there for awhile.✌️
Thank you, Alberto. Leo! Ellie!I know just the guy.😣🤪👎🏻
Thank you, Fernando.The D-man sure knows how to ‘bring it.’😁
Thank you, Luís.I don’t why I picked this up, I guess I just wanted to be someplace else for a little while. It worked, but now I’m back where I started. And nothing has changed.✌️
Thank you, Krissi! Maria! Débora! Luka. Very nice to meet all of you.I’m a big fan of Dostoyevsky. I read him in English. And I’ve read The Brothers Karamazov before. This quick reread of the very famous: Grand Inquisitor chapter helped remind me of who we really are.✌️
Thank you, Inés! Very nice to meet you.A quick reread of a very famous bit of Dostoyevsky. Why I chose to visit this story at this particular moment I am not sure. I knew/remembered it was a rather strong scene. I wasn’t disappointed.
Thank you, Vanitha!I like the expression: “filthy lucre.”
Thank you, Guille.Good to hear from you.✌️
Thank you, Carla!Nice to hear from you.🙂
Thank you, Izabela! Very nice to meet you.Strong stuff. I was just taking a quick vacation from David Wallace’s Infinite Jest. This Dostoyevsky helped clear my head.🙂
Thank you, Francesca! Nice to hear from you.A classic example of Dostoyevsky’s powerful and penetrating prose. 🙂
I love Dostoyevsky: he sees the worst in us and clearly points it out: forcefully.✌️