Hell is the inability to love. Author: Leo Tolstoy Copy Quote More from Leo Tolstoy “Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only…” “He felt that in the depth of his soul something had been put in its place, sett…” “Moreover, during his wife's confinement, something had happened that seemed ext…” “I'm getting old, that's the thing! What's in me now won't be there anymore.”