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White Nights
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A lonely dreamer finds solace in a chance encounter with a mysterious woman during the white nights of St. Petersburg.

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But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

human natureambition

To forget the past and live only for the future? Yes, if we're talking about the future only in the abstract. But what about the future in the concrete? Should we live only for the future? What future? For the next year? For tomorrow? For the day after tomorrow? No, simply for the sake of living, for the sake of life itself!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

living in the presentexistence

If you want to overcome the whole world, you have to overcome yourself.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

self-improvementovercoming challenges

But I must admit that I'm not indifferent to what happens to me.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

emotionspersonal growth

What's more, one can even sometimes love what one loathes.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

lovecontradictions

It's as if I've been pursuing a mirage all my life, and suddenly it's turned into a real oasis.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

illusionsdiscovery

But if you're not in love, you can't understand what it is to be in love.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

loveemotions

Oh, how sweet it is to be understood!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

understandingconnection

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

loveadmiration

But I'm not afraid of being alone. After all, what's solitude? It's not a disease or a disgrace; it's a gift.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

solitudeself-reflection