Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin Quotes

“Lord, show me my path—I renounce that accursed... dream of mine.”

“A disgusting place—filthy, stinking and, what’s more, of doubtful character.

“Excuse me, I fancied so from your inquiry. I was once his guardian.... A very nice young man and advanced. I like to meet young people: one learns new things from them.”

“Of course, people do get carried away and make mistakes, but one must have indulgence; those mistakes are merely evidence of enthusiasm for the cause and of abnormal external environment.”

“Literature is taking a maturer form, many injurious prejudices have been rooted up and turned into ridicule....”