"Come forth, ye drunkards, come forth, ye weak ones, come forth, ye children of shame!" And we shall all come forth, without shame and shall stand before him.....
And the wise ones and those of understanding will say: "Oh Lord, why dost Though receive these men?" And He will say: "This is why I receive them,oh ye wise, this is why I receive them, oh ye of understanding, that not one of them believed himself to be worthy of this." And He will hold out His hands to us and we shall fall down before Him...and we shall weep...and we shall understand all things!
- From my current read, Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
I adore this quote, although I have to admit that reading Dostoevsky is not easy. The degree to which he makes you look at the not-easily-resolved human struggle is exhausting. Still, I keep reading.
Peace
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