Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"

"What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the whole race of mankind-then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial terrors and there are no barriers and it's all as it should be."

"Life had stepped into the place of theory and something quite different would work itself out in his mind."

"The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence."

"Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely."

"Life had stepped into the place of theory and something quite different would work itself out in his mind."

"He was one of the numerous and varied legion of dullards, of half-animated abortions, conceited, half-educated coxcombs, who attach themselves to the idea most in fashion only to vulgarize it and who caricature every cause they serve, however sincerely."

"To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's."

"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."