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“Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.”

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

A renowned Russian novelist and a pioneer of psychological novels. His works deeply reveal the complexity of human nature and the injustice of society, having a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

“beware the average man the average woman beware their love, their love is average seeks average but there is genius in their hatred there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you to kill anybody not wanting solitude not understanding solitude they will attempt to destroy anything that differs from their own not being able to create art they will not understand art they will consider their failure as creators only as a failure of the world”

Men World Art Enough Able Understanding Love Is Genius Solitude Hatred Average Creator Average Man

Book:The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993

Source: The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993

“I turned to look into his face one last time. It was as if I could see the whole universe in his eyes. Maybe he was God, maybe he was simply enlightened. I didn't care right then, in that blessed moment, I just loved him. Later, though, the love was to turn to hate, to fear. They seemed so opposite, the feelings, yet they were all one note on his flute.”

Source: Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red Dice

“He cries. 'Please! I don't want to die.' I lean over. My hair smothers him. 'Then you should never have been born,' I say.”

Want Should Has Beens Dies Born Cry Hair Please Wanting To Die

Book:Thirst: Thirst No. 1; Thirst No. 2; Thirst

Source: Thirst: Thirst No. 1; Thirst No. 2; Thirst

“Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.”

People Mind Garbage

Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

“I'd watch your mouth", he said, tilting his head as he looked at my ID."The last lunker who laughed at her picture spent the night in the emergency room with a drink umbrella jammed up his nose".”

Said Lasts Night Rooms Watches Drink Mouths Noses Laughed Emergencies Umbrella Emergency Room

Author:Kim Harrison

“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.”

Source: The Greatest Invention in the History of Mankind Is Beer: And Other Manly Insights from Dave Barry

“You are born with the yearning arrow, my Glynna, though you are not yet fully aware of it. It is not a happy thing to possess, for nothing on earth - no goal, no person how ever beloved - will answer it. It points to the sky and to the heavens and the stars and when it cannot reach them, it must fall back to pierce your heart.”

Heart Persons Earth Fall Heaven Stars Goal Born Answers Sky Beloved Yearning Arrows Pierce Fall Back Happy Things

Author:Isobelle Carmody

“You Americans, always peering under people's beds to look for communism.”

People Looks Bed Communism

Book:Half of a Yellow Sun

Source: Half of a Yellow Sun

“Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage, and always mute with an air of whispering, "Come and find out".”

Thinking Mean Air Ships Slips Savages Coast Whispering Inviting Mute Enigma Frowning Insipid

Book:Heart of Darkness

Source: Heart of Darkness

“For most of us the prayer in Gethsemane is the only model. Removing mountains can wait.”

Waiting Prayer Mountain Models Gethsemane

Book:Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

Source: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

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