What is your favorite quote from a book?

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  • sleepycomet
    11 years ago | pl

    “I am a dreamer. I know so little of real life that I just can’t help re-living such moments as these in my dreams, for such moments are something I have very rarely experienced. I am going to dream about you the whole night, the whole week, the whole year.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    (White Nights)
    “If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.” Dostoyevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)

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    • AlphabetCity
      11 years ago | pl

      Dostoyevsky is probably the single greatest writer. His philosophy or him seeming to have a grasp on mankind or empathy as a whole isn't even it. His way his words eradicate each other, they are like music. Beautiful symphonies and grammatical harmony with page turning feverishness, a longing for more. You've failed to give supreme examples of which, but still great.

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      • Corleone
        11 years ago | pl

        Is his writing style really that good? Dammit, why did I buy a crappy Dutch translation of 'Crime and Punishment'?

        I liked the story, but I don't think there was much left of his writing style.

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        • AlphabetCity
          11 years ago | pl

          Impeccable, judging from your name you have a fine taste in arts (the GodFather, superb movie) it's fucking insane. Read White Nights my favorite short story of his, I've seen it written on here too I believe, a lot of people love that short story.

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          • Corleone
            11 years ago | pl

            Thanks for the compliment. :)
            I haven't read White Nights yet. I'll check it out if I can find it.

            If you like short stories: I can definitely recommend 'Parker Adderson, philosopher' by Ambrose Bierce. :)

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