Immortal Love Quotes

“She gave the impression that she didn’t even understand why concealment might sometimes be necessary, why there are certain things you tell only your nearest and dearest—and even then regret telling afterwards.”
― Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, Immortal Love

“The task of literature, it seems, is precisely to present, as people worthy of respect and pity, all those who in life are commonly despised. Thus authors adopt a rather lofty position in relation to the rest of the world, taking upon themselves the role of sole defenders of the aforesaid despised, assuming the role of judges, defence, and prosecution rolled into one, and undertaking the hard task of educating the masses and purveying great ideas.”
― Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, Immortal Love