If they drive God from the earth, we shall shelter Him underground.The Brothers KaramazovMitya (Dmitri) to Aloysha who visits him in prison, Book XI - Ivan, Chapter 4 - A Hymn and a Secret.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!

The soul is healed by being with children.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

But how could you live and have no story to tell?

If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.

METAPHOR: A tightly fitting suit of metal, generally tin, which entirely encloses the wearer, both impeding free movement and preventing emotional expression and/or social contact.

Them which is of other naturs thinks different.

I always put in one controversial item. It makes people talk.

God and the people are the source of all power. I have twice been given the power. I have taken it, and damn it, I will keep it forever.

She had known for a long time that you had to pay for everything in life, and usually more than it was worth.

All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects.

After the age of 50 we begin to die little by little in the deaths of others.

Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.

Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.

I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly.