Fyodor Dostoevsky

Russian novelist, 1821–1881. Explained quotes.

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About Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist who was sentenced to death for political activity in 1849, reprieved at the last moment and sent to a Siberian prison camp. His novels, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, explore guilt, faith and freedom.

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“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
Crime and Punishment, Part 3, Chapter 5 (Raskolnikov; Garnett translation), 1866
“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
Crime and Punishment, Part 3, Chapter 1 (Razumikhin; Garnett translation), 1866