"Do you understand, sir, do you understand..." - Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?" Marmeladov's question came suddenly into his mind "for every man must have somewhere to turn.
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