“ You take things so much to heart that you never know what it is to be happy. ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Poor Folk (1846). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | Poor Folk |
| Topic | heart |
| Date | 1846 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by C. J. Hogarth |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2302/2302-h/2302-h.htm |
Context
“Thedora declares that it would not be a bad thing if we were to remain in this tenement, since if we left it suspicions would arise, and our enemies might take it into their heads to look for us. On the other hand, I do not think it would be well for us to remain here. If I were feeling less sad I would tell you my reason.
What a strange man you are, Makar Alexievitch! You take things so much to heart that you never know what it is to be happy. I read your letters attentively, and can see from them that, though you worry and disturb yourself about me, you never give a thought to yourself. Yes, every letter tells me that you have a kind heart;”
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