if Stavrogin believes, he does not believe that he believes. And if he does not believe, he does not believe that he does not believe.

“His malice was aimed at himself; with shame and contempt he recollected his "co…”

“Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and honor …”

“For I love the empress of my soul. I love and I cannot but love. You yourself s…”

“This was not because he was cowardly and abject, quite the contrary; but for so…”