Fyodor DostoyevskyBut I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt.
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Some people are cautious, cautious to the point of being boring. They don’t go out of their way to seek out strange or dangerous experiences. They are satisfied with what is familiar, what is comfortable. But if you don’t go around the main road often enough, you miss out on some amazing things.
Source: The Brothers Karamazov
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