“There is a great and unresolved thought in him. He's one of those who don't need millions, but need to resolve their thought.”

“He was inefficient in the old sense of the word; not incapable, but unwilling to be seduced by work--unwilling to be singleminded. Those things that needed to be done were constantly put off for those things that needed to be thought about. And unfinished projects did not pester him to be completed, but represented, in themselves, thoughts he had not finished thinking....”

“You don't need words to talk to HIm. Words are for the priests. He doesn't care for words. He knows only your thoughts and your dreams.”

“Ah, Misha, he has a stormy spirit. His mind is in bondage. He is haunted by a great, unsolved doubt. He is one of those who don't want millions, but an answer to their questions.”

“Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know...”

“My heart raced. He needs you, I thought. Don't let him down. I couldn't remember ever being so happy... or so scared.”