Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy; 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 August 1828
CountryRussian Federation
suicidal writing men
How interesting it would be to write the story of the experiences in this life of a man who killed himself in his previous life; how he stumbles against the very demands which had offered themselves before, until he arrives at the realization that he must fulfill those demands. The deeds of the preceding life give direction to the present life.
writing rewriting i-can
I can't understand how anyone can write without rewriting everything over and over again.
writing play laughing
If you asked someone, 'Can you play the violin?' and he says, 'I don't know, I have not tried, perhaps I can,' you laugh at him. Whereas about writing, people always say: 'I don't know, I have not tried,' as though one had only to try and one would become a writer.
suicide writing people
Nothing prevents our denying life by suicide. well then, kill yourself, and you won't discuss. If life displeases you, kill yourself! You live, and cannot understand the meaning of life - then finish it, and do not fool about in life, saying and writing that you do not understand it. You have come into good company where people are contented and know what they are doing; if you find it dull and repulsive - go away!
writing order each-day
I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine.
writing law easy
Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.
drama writing men
Drama, instead of telling us the whole of a man's life, must place him in such a situation, tie such a knot, that when it is untied, the whole man is visible.
philosophical writing practice
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.
lying writing negative
The epitaph that I would write for history would say: I conceal nothing. It is not enough not to lie. One should strive not to lie in a negative sense by remaining silent.
writing stories sides
I have found that a story leaves a deeper impression when it is impossible to tell which side the author is on.
writing journey men
All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
writing pieces flesh
One ought only to write when one leaves a piece of one's own flesh in the inkpot, each time one dips one's pen.
morning inspiration writing
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.
easier practice principle produce ten volumes
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle into practice