But perhaps the universe is suspended on the tooth of some monster.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic

Nature of the universe The universe

Author

Anton Chekhov

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Russian

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

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Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.

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We need in love to practice only this:
Letting each other go. For holding on
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Topic
Relationships Letting go

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Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Requiem fur eine Freundin [Requiem for a Friend]. c. 1908.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Requiem for a Friend." The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell. Vintage, 1989.

Another quote originally in Russian

But what will become of men then? I asked him, without God and immortal life?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Topic
Decline of religion Death of God Existence of God God

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Brothers Karamazov
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Question
Language
Russian
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

Current Citation

Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.