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If an intelligent, educated, ...

If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to go on down until he reaches the bottom--there is no hope for him. Where could my salvation come from? How can I save myself? I cannot drink, because it makes my head ache. I never could write bad poetry. I cannot pray for strength and see anything lofty in the languor of my soul. Laziness is laziness and weakness weakness. I can find no other names for them. I am lost, I am lost; there is no doubt of that.

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Common hypocrites pass themse...

Common hypocrites pass themselves off as doves; political and literary hypocrites pose as eagles. But don't be fooled by their eagle-like appearance. These are not eagles, but rats or dogs.

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My own experience is that onc...

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.

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My mother and father are the ...

My mother and father are the only people on the whole planet for whom I will never begrudge a thing. Should I achieve great things, it is the work of their hands; they are splendid people and their absolute love of their children places them above the highest praise. It cloaks all of their shortcomings, shortcomings that may have resulted from a difficult life.

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It's not a matter of old or n...

It's not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.

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Oh, I have now a mania for sh...

Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read - my own or other people's works - it all seems to me not short enough.

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I think human beings must hav...

I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why there are stars in the sky. You must know why you are alive, or else everything is nonsense, just blowing in the wind.

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All saints have past and all ...

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

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You will not become a saint t...

You will not become a saint through other people's sins.

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A woman can become a man's fr...

A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.

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For God's sake, have some sel...

For God's sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.

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The task of a writer is not t...

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

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Perhaps the feelings that we ...

Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.

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Try to reason about love, and...

Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.

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The problem is that we attemp...

The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.

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When a person is born, he can...

When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.

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Only during hard times do peo...

Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.

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He who desires nothing, hopes...

He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

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When a person expends the lea...

When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.

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The snow has not yet left the...

The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.

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