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“One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (18181883)
“A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselvesin full bloom or as they fade away.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (18181883)
“The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (18181883)
“Oh youth, youth! You dont worry about anything; you seem to possess all the treasures of the universeeven sorrow gives you pleasure, even grief suits you.... And perhaps the whole secret of your charm lies not in your ability to do everything, but in your ability to think that you will do everything.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (18181883)
“Ive become convinced that every person should treat himself strictly and even rudely and distrustfully; its difficult to tame the beast in oneself.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (18181883)