I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a dist…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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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 (2012). The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky, p.263, Modern Library
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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 (2012). The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky, p.263, Modern Library

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