“Longing on a large scale is what makes history.”
'I am not a cruel man, I have never hated anyone, but I hate her with the whole strength of my soul and I cannot even forgive her, because I hate her so much for all the wrong she has done me!' he [Karenin] said with tears of anger choking him.

'Love those that hate you…' whispered Dolly shamefacedly.

Karenin smiled contemptuously. He had long known all that, but it could not apply to his case.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (pp. 466–467, trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude), ISBN 978-0-679-41000-3