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“However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.”

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Dead Souls: A Novel is a work of fiction that follows the protagonist, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, as he travels through the Russian countryside purchasing the titles of dead serfs, or 'souls,' from landowners. The narrative delves into themes of greed, corruption, and the emptiness of social ambition, offering a satirical critique of 19th-century Russian society. The book is known for its vivid character portrayals and its exploration of the human condition, though it remains a standalone piece without a definitive conclusion, as the author intended a multi-part structure that was never completed. more

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Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a prominent 19th-century Russian dramatist and novelist. His works are known for their sharp satire and humor, which have had a profound impact on Russian literature. more

“This was not the old Chichikov. This was some wreckage of the old Chichikov. The inner state of his soul might be compared to a demolished building, which has been demolished so that from it a new one could be built; but the new one has not been started yet, because the infinitive plan has not yet come from the architect and the workers are left in perplexity.”

Has Beens Soul States Might Left Plans Building Built Workers Architect Perplexity Wreckage Infinitive

Book:Dead Souls: A Novel

Source: Dead Souls: A Novel

“I scrolled on down to the obituaries. I usually read the obituaries first as there is always the happy chance that one of them will make my day.”

Firsts Chance Obituary

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright.”

Should Necks Monarchs Nooses

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“Hit it! You have to hit it harder than that. Electrons are timid little things but notional; you have to let them know who’s boss.”

Knows Littles Harder Boss Little Things Electrons

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“I have spent too much of my life opening doors for cats—I once calculated that, since the dawn of civilization, nine hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries have been used up that way. I could show you figures.”

Men Way Has Beens Shows Used Too Much Doors Century Figures Civilization Hundred Cat Eight Nine Opening Dawn Seventies Opening Doors

Book:The Door Into Summer

Source: The Door Into Summer

“Were I the Moor I would not be Iago. In following him I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end. For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart In compliment extern, ’tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am”

Heart Long Ends Action Heaven Figures Judging Duty My Heart Following Native Compliment Peculiar Sleeves Seeming Moors Heart On My Sleeve

Author:William Shakespeare

“My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me How to respect you. You are the lord of my duty, I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband, And so much duty as my mother showed To you, preferring you before her father, So much I challenge that I may profess Due to the Moor my lord.”

May Mother Father Challenges Lord Duty Husband Daughter Bounds Dues Noble Perceive My Husband Divided Your Daughter Moors

Book:Romeo and Juliet. Othello. Hamlet. Macbeth. King Lear. Cymbeline. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Anthony and Cleopatra. Troilus and Cressida. Titus Andronicus. Pericles

Source: Romeo and Juliet. Othello. Hamlet. Macbeth. King Lear. Cymbeline. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Anthony and Cleopatra. Troilus and Cressida. Titus Andronicus. Pericles

“When it don’t rain, the roof don’t leak; when it rains, I can’t fix it nohow.”

I Can Rain Roof Leaks

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

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