“For what did the creator prepare me,
Why did he so terribly contradict
The hopes of my youth?…”
"My future is in darkness..." (1837)
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Russian writer, poet and painter 1814–1841Related quotes

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Source: The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson (1948), Ch. 1, part 2: The Economy of Nature, p. 41.

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Helen of Troy and Other Poems (1911)

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Source: The Story of his Life Told by Himself (1898), p. 25

Presidential campaign (April 12, 2015 – 2016), First presidential debate (September 26, 2016)

“My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.”
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Confession (c. 452?)