In his great novel, "The Brothers Karamazov," Dostoevsky gives these words to Ivan, addressed to his naive and devout younger brother, Alyosha: "If the sufferings of children go to make up the sum of sufferings which is necessary for the purchase of truth, then I say beforehand that the entire truth is not worth such a price.
U "Braći Karamazovima",  velikom romanu Dostojevskoga, Ivan se obraća svom naivnom i  pobožnom mlađemu bratu, Aljoši: "Ako se patnje djece zbrajaju i čine ukupnu patnju neophodnu u pronalaženju istine, onda ja unaprijed kažem da  ta cjelovita istina nije vrijedna te cijene.