A Raw Youth

A little further and even that misanthrope, that grandson of heroes, will disappear entirely; new characters will appear, unknown to us as yet, and a new ideal; but what sort of characters? If they are without beauty, then the Russian novel is impossible in the future.

because an idealist always runs his head against reality and is more inclined than other people to assume anything horrid."

there is anything nasty in the world, it's I that am nasty, and all the rest is delightful!"