Crime and Punishment

Book · 6 characters · 607 quotes · 1911

Quotes from Crime and Punishment

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"I am not mad; I am simply awake to the horror of existence"
Raskolnikov Philosophy
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"The human soul is an abyss of contradictions"
Raskolnikov Philosophy
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"Redemption comes not from punishment, but from love and acceptance"
Sonya Faith
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"Death is too good for some people; they deserve to live with their guilt"
Porfiry Petrovich Justice
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"I made an error in arithmetic, not in reasoning"
Raskolnikov Philosophy
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"Love will transform even the most hardened soul"
Sonya Love
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"The mind of an honest man needs to be cleared with fresh air"
Raskolnikov Peace
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"I cannot live with a lie in my heart"
Raskolnikov Truth
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"A guilty man must be saved through suffering, not freed from it"
Sonya Justice
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"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of"
Sonya Faith
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"Hope is the cruelest of all emotions"
Raskolnikov Hope
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"I am above the law, and the law is below me"
Raskolnikov Power
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"The more lucid I become, the less I understand"
Raskolnikov Knowledge
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"There is no better or worse; there is only different"
Porfiry Petrovich Philosophy
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"A man can get accustomed to anything"
Raskolnikov Perseverance
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"The poorest and weakest have their own treasures"
Sonya Wisdom
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"I cannot accept happiness if it is built on the suffering of even one person"
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"Money is the root of all human suffering"
Raskolnikov Money
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"We are punished not because we have sinned, but by our sins"
Sonya Justice
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"I did not come to seek forgiveness, I came to understand myself"
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"Every great man is a tyrant"
Raskolnikov Power
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"There are seconds, just a few of them, when you feel the presence of the eternal harmony"
Raskolnikov Peace
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"Despair is the passport to hell"
Sonya Hope
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"If you love me, do not waste your love on me"
Raskolnikov Love
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"We are all monsters, but the monsters are useful"
Raskolnikov Philosophy
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"A man may commit a murder and still be a good man"
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"What is to be done now? That is the question"
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"I wanted to help all mankind... but I could not even help one person"
Raskolnikov Motivation
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"To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's"
Raskolnikov Freedom
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"Suffering and pain are always obligatory for a large intelligence and a deep heart"
Raskolnikov Wisdom