This quote really hits close to home. I'm not saying I have a large intelligence or a deep heart, but I feel like those two qualities inevitably brings sadness. It's in the letting go of things where people feel at ease. Holding on to stuff only causes a huge burden. One that I'm quite familiar with.
I've read Crime and Punishment, so I'm alreay familiar with his work. It's not as long as War and Peace, which I know you've read, so you would have an easier time with it.