“ I think... of so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love. ”
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (1877). copy citation
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
|---|---|
| Source | Anna Karenina |
| Topic | love heart diversity |
| Date | 1877 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm |
Context
“«Just so,» Betsy agreed; «one must make mistakes and correct them. What do you think about it?» she turned to Anna, who, with a faintly perceptible resolute smile on her lips, was listening in silence to the conversation.
«I think,» said Anna, playing with the glove she had taken off, «I think … of so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.»
Vronsky was gazing at Anna, and with a fainting heart waiting for what she would say. He sighed as after a danger escaped when she uttered these words.
Anna suddenly turned to him.
«Oh, I have had a letter from Moscow.” source
«I think,» said Anna, playing with the glove she had taken off, «I think … of so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love.»
Vronsky was gazing at Anna, and with a fainting heart waiting for what she would say. He sighed as after a danger escaped when she uttered these words.
Anna suddenly turned to him.
«Oh, I have had a letter from Moscow.” source
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