The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
To be too conscious is an illness — a real thoroughgoing illness. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Civilization is a process in the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then races, peoples and nations, into one great unity, the unity of mankind. Why this has to happen, we do not know; the work of Eros is precisely this. – Sigmund Freud
Im not sure anybodys ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, Ive seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I dont think Ive had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities. – Seann William Scott