Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To be even vaguely reformist in outlook in a reactionary period is dangerous."

"The degree of one's intelligence can always be measured by the degree of one's uncertainty."

"The trouble is that I have a hyper-active conscience."

"Winning is a state of mind, not of fortune."

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

"The man who goes no further than he can see has gone far enough."

"I say let the whole thing go to hell, but I won't stand for your shouting."

"Money is a concrete thing and can be handled, touched, stacked."

"Man can get used to anything, the scoundrel."

"The living spirit of a sect must be preserved in its symbols."

"The wretched spirit of mankind is the source of all his misery."

"A new idea is like the light of dawn across dark waters."

"What are these convulsions and these raptures? I am alive, I am alive!"

"The gift of true love lies in forgiving the unforgivable."

"Intelligence without heart makes one clever but not wise."

"The only salvation is through art and imagination."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"A man may be in despair, yet look healthy and happy."

"The paradox is only a paradox to those with narrow minds."

"I believe in the power of dreams to reshape reality."

"The heart has its own wisdom that the mind cannot fathom."

"We are all responsible for all the sorrow of the world."

"Mercy is more powerful than justice."

"The supreme experience is the feeling of genuine connection."

"Through suffering comes understanding."

"A writer must be able to feel the pain of all people."

"The struggle against evil is the struggle for the soul itself."

"I have a yearning for life and a sense of its possibilities."

"All human happiness is built on a foundation of hope."

"The power of forgiveness exceeds all other human powers."