truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but b... - 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."

"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here."

"Whatever we may say about the soul going to the sky... we know there is no sky but only an atmosphere."

"To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it."

"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."