The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. – 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
I tried to use words that were dealing with the emotional quality that any human being could recognize in the way that they felt about their country. Its to do with the world we live in. That world is a brutal one and full of war. Its also full of many wonderful things and love and hope. – P. J. Harvey