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Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“I saw clear as daylight how strange it is that not a single person living in this mad world has had the daring to go straight for it all and send it flying to the devil! I...I wanted to have the daring...and I killed her.”

Book:The 10 Greatest Books of All Time

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The 10 Greatest Books of All Time

This book is a curated selection of the ten most notable works in the literary world, spanning various genres and time periods. It explores the reasons behind their enduring popularity and their contributions to the development of literature. more

Author

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

“A special form of misery had begun to oppress him of late. There was nothing poignant, nothing acute about it; but there was a feeling of permanence, of eternity about it; it brought a foretaste of hopeless years of this cold leaden misery, a foretaste of an eternity "on a square yard of space.”

Years Feelings Form Space Special Cold Late Eternity Misery Hopeless Squares Yards Permanence Poignant

Book:Crime and Punishment

Source: Crime and Punishment

“...no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away... The span of someone's life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence.”

World Dies Causes Existence Core Ripple

Author:Terry Pratchett

“You seem to be drowning twice," said Hermione. "Oh, am I?" said Ron peering down at his predictions. "I'd better change one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging Hippogriff.”

Said Seems Predictions Drowning Hermione

Author:J. K. Rowling

“As brother stands by brother in distress, binding up his wounds and soothing his pain, so let us show our love towards our enemy. There is no deeper distress to be found in the world, no pain more bitter than our enemy's. Nowhere is service more necessary or more blessed than when we serve our enemies.”

World Shows Pain Found Enemy Brother Blessed Deeper Wounds Bitter Distress Our Love Binding Soothing No Pain