"I have loved wickedness, but I have also loved truth"
Truth
"Suffering is the only path to redemption"
Perseverance
"I am not a murderer of souls, but a lover of life"
Life
"The heart speaks louder than the mind"
Wisdom
"I cannot believe in a God who permits innocent suffering"
Faith
"To be truly alive is to be truly guilty"
Life
"I have wasted my life on trifles and pleasures"
"The greatest strength is to acknowledge one's weakness"
Strength
"I believe in passion above all else"
Inspiration
"The soul grows through suffering"
"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."
Beauty
"It seems, in fact, as though I am a coward, but it cannot be helped."
Courage
"I love the sticky leaves in spring, the blue sky—that is all."
Nature
"The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."
Beauty
"A secret! What sort of secret?"
"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."
Beauty
"Man can endure anything if he has something to live for."
Courage
"Gentlemen, I am tormented by my heart and have no way out of it."
"One can love with all the wisdom of the soul and reason cannot shake it."
Love
"I have a terrible hunger for life, and I go on living."
Life
"The heart of another is a dark forest."
Relationships
"The moment of consciousness is worth a lifetime of unconsciousness."
Wisdom
"The greatest tragedy is to live without love."
Love
"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man."
Beauty
"I believe in Russia, I love Russia."
Hope
"Tears wash the soul clean."
Courage
"I want to forgive everyone and everything."
"We punish ourselves by our own guilt more than any judge can punish us."
Justice
"The nature of real love is sacrifice and suffering."
Love
"The heart's truth transcends logical reasoning."
Wisdom