“I talk nonsense， therefore I'm human. But we can't even make mistakes on our own account! Talk nonsense， but talk your own nonsense， and I'll kiss you for it. To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's. In the first case you are a man， in the second you're no better than a bird. Truth won't escape you， but life can be cramped.“
我之所以是人，就因为我胡说。可是，我们就连凭自己的头脑胡说一通也不会。你胡说，只要说的是你自己的见解，那我就会吻你。凭自己的想法胡说一通，总比转述别人的真理强。说自己的话，才是人，学说别人的话，不过是鹦鹉罢了。真理是不会逃跑的，可是生命却可能窒息而死！
——《罪与罚》