For any one to love a man, he must be hidden, for as soon as he shows his face, love is gone. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Perezvon (the dog) ran about in the wildest spirits, sniffing about first one side, then the other. When he met other dogs they zealously smelt each other over according to the rules of canine etiquette. Fyodor Dostoevsky
But it's in despair that you discover the most intense pleasure, especially when you are acutely conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament. Fyodor Dostoevsky
And if there's love, you can do without happiness too. Even with sorrow, life is sweet. Fyodor Dostoevsky