And for a long time yet, led by some wondrous power, I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of… - Nikolai Gogol

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And for a long time yet, led by some wondrous power, I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter that all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone.

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About Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь) (1 April 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer, whose best known work is perhaps Dead Souls, seen by many as the first "modern" Russian novel.

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Pen Names: В. Алов • П. Глечик • Н. Г. • ОООО • Г. Янов • N. N. • ***
Native Name: Микола Васильович Гоголь-Яновський гербу Яструбець
Alternative Names: Nikolay Vasil'yevich Gogol' • Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ • N. V. Hohalʹ • Mykola Vasylʹovych Hoholʹ • Gogolʹ • N. V. Gogolʹ • Nicholai V. Gogol • Nikolay Vasil'yevich Gogol • Nicolai Gogol • Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol • Nikolaus Gogol • Nikolay Gogol' • N. Gogolis • Nicolaus Gogol • Nikolay Gogol • Nikolaj Gogolj • Nikolaj Gogolʹ • Mikołaj Gogol • En Gogolli • Ko-kuo-li • Nicolas Gogol • Nikolai Vasil´evich Gogol´ • N. V. Gogolj • Guogeli • Geguoli • Kuo-ko-li • Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol • Nicolai Vasilievitch Gogol • Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
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As it is so strangely ordained in this world, what is amusing will turn into being gloomy, if you stand too long before it, and then God knows what ideas may not stray into the mind... Why is it that even in moments of unthinking, careless gaiety a different and strange mood comes upon one?
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