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There is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome and good for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory of childhood, of home... some good, sacred memory, preserved from childhood, is perhaps the best education.
The Brothers Karamazov, Epilogue, Chapter 3, 1880
Translated by Constance Garnett · Literature and scripture
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What this means, and why it matters to a father

Alyosha's final speech to the boys at the stone is the emotional climax of The Brothers Karamazov: a good childhood memory, he says, can protect a person for their entire life—the most powerful case for a father creating warmth.

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