I swear, gentlemen, that to be too conscious is an illness - a real thorough-going illness. by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Russian

  
  
  Profession: Novelist and Philosopher
  Born: November 11, 1821
  Died: February 9, 1881
  Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a literary giant whose works, like Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, explore themes of morality, faith, and human nature.
  Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a novelist and philosopher known for Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
  
  

  I swear, gentlemen, that to be too conscious is an illness - a real thorough-going illness.

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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