"But I always liked side-paths, little dark..." - Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky
But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.
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“if she had ordered me to throw myself down then, I would have done it! If she had said it only as a joke, said it with contempt, spitting on me--even then I would have jumped!”
“Russia was a slave in Europe but would be a master in Asia.”
“Every man has some reminiscences which he would not tell to everyone, but only to his friends.”
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“As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those who have been so fortunate as to come into the world foolish. Expressing skepticism that adventure does not necessarily contribute to scientific knowledge.”
“The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.”
“Adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine.”