Wishing a very sincere "fuck you" to every young cavalry captain who tries to swoop the earnest ingenue in every Russian novel.
I will admit that I appreciate the commentary of, "People debauch their most profound commitments because they are bored as shit and they will self-destruct because they crave passionate self-definition more than pleasure or security."
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The message of these novels is that the greatest human ambition is to be known and needed, and the best men and women are inestimable sweetie pies.
That your soul will grow nobler as it softens -- yes, even amidst war and cataclysm.