Dogs are clever fellows; they know all about politics [...] Diary of a Madman
"Let your occupations be few," says the sage, "if you would lead a tranquil life." Book IV
Pay attention only to the form; emotion will come spontaneously to inhabit it. A perfect dwelling always finds an inhabitant. The artist’s business is to build the dwelling; as for the inhabitant, it is up to the reader to provide him. Reflections on Literature and Morality
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. Anna Karenina
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