Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)

"Wherever there is beauty, there is ugliness; wherever there is truth, there is falsehood"

"Death is inevitable. We all must face it alone"

"Change is the only constant in life"

"A woman's heart is like the ocean, full of secrets and depths"

"Nature is indifferent to human suffering"

"The greatest power is the power to forgive"

"Society's rules are chains we willingly wear"

"A conscience is a valuable thing when properly cultivated"

"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

"The ideal of family life was so deeply rooted in Russian society that no one could deny its importance."

"She had the gift of making any subject interesting by her passionate interest in it."

"All unhappy families are alike; each happy family is unhappy in its own way."

"The task of art is to make us understand life better."

"Real life happens in moments of grace."

"Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it."

"The presence of the contradiction did not trouble him."

"She spoke with that peculiar vivacity which characterized her manner."

"Death is the only thing we can be sure of in life."

"Every act of love is a work of peace, however small."

"True freedom is impossible without a just cause."

"The beauty of her face was in her eyes."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"The most important thing in life is to understand what truly matters to you."

"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"The bonds of family are stronger than any other tie."

"No one can truly know another person's heart."

"Love without sacrifice is not love at all."

"The past cannot be changed, only understood."

"In every person there exists a capacity for both good and evil."