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Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov Quotes

Nine of the best book quotes from Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov
01
“Just what I thought! I’m a man of experience, immense experience, sir,”
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 6
02
“Does not my heart ache to think what a useless worm I am?”
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 12
03
“Hopelessly in the fullest sense, when you know beforehand that you will get nothing by it.
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 14
04
You know, for instance, beforehand with positive certainty that this man, this most reputable and exemplary citizen, will on no consideration give you money; and indeed I ask you why should he? For he knows of course that I shan’nt pay it back.
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 14
05
Granted, granted, I am a scoundrel, but she is a woman of a noble heart, full of sentiments, refined by education.
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 18
06
Honoured sir, honoured sir, you know every man ought to have at least one place where people feel for him!
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 18
07
She had not any dresses... none at all, but she got herself up as though she were going on a visit; and not that she’d anything to do it with, she smartened herself up with nothing at all, she’ d done her hair nicely, put on a clean collar of some sort, cuffs, and there she was, quite a different person, she was younger and better looking.
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 25
08
“Not on earth, but up yonder... they grieve over men, they weep, but they don’ blame them, they don’ blame them!”
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 31
09
And He will say unto us, ‘Ye are swine, made in the Image of the Beast and with his mark; but come ye also!’
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 36
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