Crime and Punishment

"To be extraordinary is to be condemned."

"I acted from hunger and desperation, not from principle."

"Love is the only real knowledge of good."

"One cannot escape one's nature through an act of will."

"The beauty of a woman's soul transcends all rational understanding."

"I have no right to live if I cannot master my own nature."

"Forgiveness is more powerful than revenge."

"My consciousness is my greatest torment."

"The law of nature is that the stronger devours the weaker."

"Reason alone is insufficient to guide human conduct."

"I am afraid of my own depravity."

"What am I compared to such a being as Sonya?"

"I will be punished, but not by the law."

"To love one's neighbor actively and not just with the tongue is a hard task."

"The mind of a superior being should be above morality."

"There are certain things that cannot be destroyed by reasoning."

"I suddenly felt a wild surge of pity for her."

"One moment of perfection is worth more than a lifetime of mediocrity."

"I have made up my mind to say nothing more to you."

"If you love humanity, do not despise men."

"Power is given only to those who dare to stoop and take it."

"I wanted to dare and I murdered. I only wanted to dare, Sonya."

"What is the good of talking about virtue? It is a fine thing, but it goes no further than that."

"Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him."

"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."

"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased."

"There are three powers that rule the world: hunger, love, and fear."

"Do you understand now that their chief concern is not to increase the amount of freedom, but to diminish it?"

"I have a conscience, and it torments me."

"Conscience is within us."