It was impossible to tell at first sight whether he loved his meek, obedient wife, Marfa. But he really did lover her, and she knew it.

“he was partly a young man of our time - that is, honest by nature, demanding th…”

“I could have done even better, miss, and I'd know a lot more, if it wasn't for …”

“I believed, I believe, I want to believe, and I will believe”

“... in St. Petersburg, the most abstract and intentional city on the entire glo…”