Fyodor Pins and Buttons

watercolor on paper year 2016

oil on canvas year 2017

To live without Hope is to Cease to live - Fyodor Dostoevsky Inspirational Quote

A Quote about religion from "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky: The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"

A certain smugness you'd never play chess with

Fyodor Dostoyevsky quote: I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.

"They were like two enemies in love with one another." - Fyodor Dostoevsky Quote from the Brothers Karamazov

"Above all don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love." - Fyodor Dostoevsky Quote from the Brothers Karamazov, Sans Seraph version

"You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again." — Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)

Fyodor Dostoevsky is a great Russian writer who is really important to have in your collection. In addition, a T-shirt with his image will help you meet really intelligent people!

Essential universal writer

A Quote about depression from "Darkness Within" by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer."

The design was inspired by Dostoevsky's novel character Raskolnikov who is the main character of Crime and Punishment. The design elements consist of torn paper images as encountering on the street walls and brush painting elements and Raskolnikov's quote which is "only to live to live and live!. Life whatever it may be!"

A Quote about love from "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams."