In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.
In the original Russian
наслаждение отчаяния, но в отчаянии-то и бывают самые жгучие наслаждения, особенно когда уж очень сильно сознаешь безвыходность своего положения.
Notes from the Underground · 1865
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Dostoevsky, Fyodor. "Notes from the Underground." Notes from the Underground and The Double, translated by Ronald Wilks. Penguin Classics, 2009.
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Записки изъ подполья [Notes from Underground]. Epoch, Jan-Apr. 1864.
