Crime and Punishment

"I have seen into the abyss of human nature"

"The poor suffer not from lack of money but lack of hope"

"Conscience is the voice of God within us"

"I have learned that love conquers all contradictions"

"A man can become a tyrant when he ceases to doubt himself"

"I believe that faith can resurrect even the darkest soul"

"What is hell but the loss of human connection?"

"The torment of uncertainty is worse than the torment of knowledge"

"We are all responsible for everyone"

"I want to love life even in my despair"

"I understand now that for me to live I must believe in something"

"Crime is a kind of madness in superior natures"

"To love actively, not passively"

"I could not bear to be responsible for another person's shame"

"Everyone is responsible to everyone else for everything"

"What makes man act, what makes him move at all?"

"I am not convinced that I made an error in my theory"

"The fear of death is the beginning of wisdom."

"There is no greater torture than the torture of the conscience."

"I feel as if I am asleep and dreaming all the time."

"All is permitted to the extraordinary man."

"I wanted to help my mother, and the old money-lender was always in the way."

"A man may live and act for fifty years without ever coming into contact with his real self."

"The more I know of mankind, the less I love them."

"Suffering and pain are always obligatory for a large intelligence and a deep heart."

"Crime is a kind of sickness of the soul, and we must look upon every criminal as a sick man."

"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man."

"Forgiveness is the only path to freedom from the chains of guilt"

"I sought to be a benefactor, but I became a murderer"

"The greatest strength is to admit one's weakness"