Brandon Lucas

Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the external. There will be people near me, and to be a human being among human beings, and remain one forever, no matter what misfortunes befall, not to become depressed, and not to falter – this is what life is, herein lies its task.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, in a letter to his brother, the day he was pardoned from execution by firing squad. · 22 December 2023