He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed them to the eyes of the whole world, obliged them to hide their love, to lie and deceive, and again to lie and deceive, to scheme and constantly think about others while the passion that bound them was so strong that they both forgot everything but their love.


The Works of Leo Tolstoy...: Anna Karénina, tr. by Louise and Aylmer Maude (ed. 1937)

Leo Tolstoy Quotes

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed...

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed...

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed...

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed...