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Quotation from The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The point is that—one turn of the wheel, and all will be changed”

Fyodor Dostoevsky (spoken by Alexey Ivanovitch)

The Gambler, Chapter XVII, trans. Constance Garnett (1914)

Portrait of Fyodor Dostoevsky

Alexey, now a habitual gambler, explains the hope that keeps him returning to the tables.

Citation: "The point is that—one turn of the wheel, and all will be changed" — Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler, Chapter XVII, trans. Constance Garnett (1914). (id dostoevsky-the-gambler-q1)

Portrait: Portrait of Fedor Dostoyevsky, Vasily Perov, Public domain.

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