"I am a rough fellow, but I feel that every one must love you.

There's Lemm for instance; he is simply in love with you." Lisa's brows did not exactly frown, they contracted slightly; it always happened with her when she heard something disagreeable to her.
"I was very sorry for him to-day," Lavretsky added, "with his unsuccessful song.

To be young and to fail is bearable; but to be old and not be successful is hard to bear.

And how mortifying it is to feel that one's forces are deserting one! It is hard for an old man to bear such blows!...

Be careful, you have a bite....