Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) contemplates the paradox of people-pleasing in the diary "Α Writer's Diary": I am interested only in the question: is it, or is it not, good that I have pleased everybody? Portrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Vasily Perov, 1871 Under the heading “On the Subject That We All Are... Continue Reading →