I love mankind, he said, "but I find to my amazement that th... - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt."

"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."

"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."

"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

"Instead of giving a firm foundation for setting the conscience of man at rest forever, Thou didst choose all that is exceptional, vague and enigmatic."