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Demons

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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

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“There exists a depth of suffering that defies language, a ruin so absolute that it leaves no space for sentiment or redemption. When all is taken—when the body fails, when the world turns its back, when even the will to feel is stripped away—what remains is not resilience, not strength, but a hollow persistence. And yet, if there is anything to take from such an existence, it is this: survival is not proof of hope, nor is suffering proof of weakness. Sometimes, life continues not because of the promise of better days, but simply because it does. And in that, perhaps, there is its own kind of truth.”

“Que espera, Mariam. Uma longa espera que fez de você apenas uma passagem! Que espera! Seus passos batem na parede durante a noite, passam sobre você no caminho de... E no caminho para... Batem. Batem. Batem. Escapam entre os dedos como areia, enquanto sua longa viagem termina em algo tão insignificante como isso. Uma passagem. Tudo o que você havia desejado ter e nunca terá passa por cima de você.”