Turgenev

Famous quotes containing the word turgenev:

“However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)

“We sit in the mud ... and reach for the stars.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)

“One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)