Strakhov Dostoevsky Quotes & Sayings

Fuck you! I pierced my nipples for her! — Stjepan Sejic

According to the maxims of universal toleration, the Romans protected a superstition which they despised. — Edward Gibbon

I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way. — Jonathan Lethem

The intellectual was rejected and persecuted at the precise moment when the facts became incontrovertible, when it was forbidden to say that the emperor had no clothes. — Michel Foucault

When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be made public, and I am in favour of open justice. — David Blunkett

Renounce," he says again and now it begins to make sense.
"No," I breathe and prop myself up on my elbows. "Never. — Celia Mcmahon

I miss Lisa 'Left Eye' every day. Watched her VH1 special many times. A tragedy. But I didn't see the movie based on her. — Danielle Schneider

That one was beautiful, though." She flushes. "Thank you. I started taking classes a month ago. I like them, but I dropped out because all the teacher wanted me to paint were ugly, soulless little watercolor landscapes. No feeling! No passion! — Sara Wolf

It can stand in the way of narration in cases where we want the protagonist to actually go through some kind of catharsis while our own (non-fictional) experiences and stories lead to something banal or completely uninteresting. — Sasa Stanisic

After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism. — Charles Baxter