In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.
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Original Citation
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Записки изъ подполья [Notes from Underground]. Epoch, Jan-Apr. 1864.
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Current Citation
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. "Notes from the Underground." Notes from the Underground and The Double, translated by Ronald Wilks. Penguin Classics, 2009.
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