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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth. —  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment. Everyman’s Library; 12th edition May 25, 1993) Originally published January 1866.

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