“And many a time, towards the end of life, does the genius repent of his choice. "It would be better not to startle the world, but to live at one with it," says Ibsen in his last drama. Genius is a wretched, blind maniac, whose eccentricities are condoned because of what is got from him.” LifeGeniusChoiceLabourEccentricityIbsen Book:All Things are Possible Source: All Things are Possible
“Although we had had no precise exponents of realism, yet after Pushkin it was impossible for a Russian writer to depart too far from actuality. Even those who did not know what to do with "real life" had to cope with it as best they could. Hence, in order that the picture of life should not prove too depressing, the writer must provide himself in due season with a philosophy.” LifePhilosophyLiteratureRealismRussianPushkinTurgenevExistensialism Book:All Things are Possible Source: All Things are Possible
“Life would again have to make superhuman efforts, "as in a battle," to break open for himself a path through the truths created by the sciences which "dream of being but cannot see it in waking reality.” LifeTruthScience Book:Athens and Jerusalem Source: Athens and Jerusalem
