More quotes by Leo Tolstoy

"A writer is dear and necessary for us only in the measure of which he reveals to us the inner workings of his very soul."
"To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it."
"The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad"but "good vs. good."
"I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love."
"To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it."