"Tolstoy's 'The Kingdom of God is Within You' overwhelmed me. It left an abiding impression on me. Before the independent thinking, profound morality, and the truthfulness of this book, all the books given me ... seemed to pale into insignificance."

"I made too an intensive study of Tolstoy's books. 'The Gospel in Brief', 'What to Do?' and other books made a deep impression on me. I began to realize more and more the infinite possibilities of univeral love."

Anton Cechov and Leo Tolstoy