Crime and Punishment
It would be interesting to know what it is men are most afraid of. Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what they fear most …
Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Anton Chekhov: Uncle Vanya
“A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.”
Anton Chekhov: The Bet
“The State is not God. It has no right to take away that which it cannot give back, if it should so desire.”
Anton Chekhov: Volodya
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass