“There is no sin, and there can be no sin on all the earth, which the Lord will not forgive to the truly repentant!”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (1880), Book II, Ch. 3

About Fyodor Dostoevsky

1821 – 1881

Russian novelist, author of 'Crime and Punishment' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'.

“A dream! What is a dream? And is not our life a dream?”

“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”

“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself.”

“A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority.”

“All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.”

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be.”

“A tragedy can never suffer by delay: a comedy may, because the allusions or the manners represented in it maybe temporary.”

“Love's very pain is sweet, But its reward is in the world divine Which, if not here, it builds beyond the grave.”

“It isn't given for us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal.”