"And he was as intelligent as other people, his soul was pure and clear as crystal; he was noble and affectionate—and yet he did nothing!" "But why? What was the reason?" "The reason... what reason was there? Oblomovism!"


Oblomov (1859), pt. IV, ch. 12

Ivan Goncharov Quotes

And he was as intelligent as other people, his soul was pure and clear as crystal; he was noble and affectionate—and yet he did nothing! But why?...

And he was as intelligent as other people, his soul was pure and clear as crystal; he was noble and affectionate—and yet he did nothing! But why?...

And he was as intelligent as other people, his soul was pure and clear as crystal; he was noble and affectionate—and yet he did nothing! But why?...

And he was as intelligent as other people, his soul was pure and clear as crystal; he was noble and affectionate—and yet he did nothing! But why?...