Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

When . . . in the course of all these thousands of years has man ever acted in accordance with his own interests?

I sometimes think love consists precisely of the voluntary gift by the loved object of the right to tyrannize over it.

You can't be angry with me, because I am a hundred times more severely punished than you, if only by the fact that I shall never see you again.

Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?" Marmeladov's question came suddenly into his mind "for every man must have somewhere to turn.

It is necessary that every man have at least somewhere to go. For there are times when one absolutely must go at least somewhere!

... you simply can't imagine what men will say!

you don't need free will to determine that twice two is four. that's not what i call free will

If thou love each thing thou wilt perceive the mystery of God in all.

Of course I shall go astray often...for who does not make mistakes? But I cannot go far wrong for I have seen the truth.

Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!

I never have frustrations. The reason is to wit: Of at first I don't succeed, I quit!

Hold your tongue; you won't understand anything. If there is no God, then I am God.

I punish myself for my whole life, my whole life I punish.

A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.