Levin half smiled. Stepan Arkadyevitch laughed outright. There's a fearful tragedy in it. If you care for my profession of faith as regards that, I'll tell you that I don't believe there was any tragedy about it. And this is why.
Some men only understand one sort, and some only the other.
And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. At that instant Levin recollected his own sins and the inner conflict he had lived through. I don't know, I don't know. That's your strong point and your failing. All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.