Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love was always active. He could not love passively; once he loved, he immediately also began to help. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky (2002). The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue, p.187, Macmillan
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Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love was always active. He could not love passively; once he loved, he immediately also began to help. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky (2002). The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue, p.187, Macmillan

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