"The Double" Quotes
A government clerk becomes tormented by his doppelgänger, leading to a descent into madness and paranoia.
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Quotes
We always find something, eh Dymov, to take the edge off life, something to make us better satisfied with ourselves, and to be sure, it is better to be contented with what one has.
There are some people who are so constitutionally constructed that they can never be brought to see a joke.
There was something strange about him, something that he could neither understand nor define.
He was completely in the dark about himself.
He was the same as ever, and yet somehow different.
To be sure, people are a little suspicious, but it is better to be too cautious than to be too trustful.
There are things that happen, and they happen, and there is no stopping them.
You can't please everybody, of course, and it is better not to try to please everyone.
It is better to be a little abnormal than to be too normal.
Better to be miserable than to be dishonored.
