People talk sometimes of bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel.

“Now, I am living out my life in my corner, taunting myself with the spiteful an…”

“What do you mean by isolation?' I asked him. 'Why, the isolation that prevails …”

“«Слишком шумно и промышленно становится в человечестве, мало спокойствия духовн…”

“I am not a scoundrel, but I'm broadminded.”