As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naive and simple-hearted than we supposed. And we ourselves are, too.
Fyodor DostoevskyAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: russian
- Born: November 11, 1821
- Died: February 9, 1881
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