To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are ra... - Leo Tolstoy

"truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."

"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."

"Boredom: the desire for desires."

"People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days,"imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days"and that human nature changes with the times."

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them."