Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes

I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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• Madman
• Social Position

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• I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that they still regard me as being as ridiculous as ever.

  

  Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Regard
  • Madman
  • Social Position