Ocupation: Writer
Life: September 9, 1828 - November 20, 1910
Birthday: September 9
Death: November 20
I do value my work awfully; but in reality only consider this: all this world of ours is nothing but a speck of mildew, which has grown up on a tiny planet. And for us to suppose we can have something great - ideas, work - it's all dust and ashes.
source: Leo Tolstoy (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated)”, p.2468, Delphi Classics
topic: Reality, Dust, Ideas, Mildew