#the fact that tolstoy hates turgenev just makes me love him more

[laurapetrie]

FAVORITE TURGENEV HEROINES [The Turgenev maid] is simple, romantic, living in her dreams, feminine. She's fond of literature, of classical music, playing an instrument, speaking several languages (often French and Italian), waltzing, blushing when she hears rude remarks. She has well established and strong moral principles; she is devoted, she is not part of any network. - PHILIPPE HERBET