“After a tragedy, a farce. Philosophy enters into her power, and the earth returns under one's feet.” PhilosophyTragedyMeaninglessFarceMeaning MakingExistensialismGroundlessness 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