{"id": "card_n_5e36cd96ede3", "kind": "note", "title": "Prince Myshkin", "body": "Returns from a Swiss sanitarium with the simplicity of a child; sees through the calculations of Petersburg society without trying; is loved by two women and cannot wound either; is broken by the world he cannot lie to; ends in renewed insanity.\n\nFailure mode: None on his side; the world cannot tolerate the unguarded sight.\n\nRestoration path: Speak the truth in love and be broken by it if you must.\n\nMarkers: unguarded honesty; sees through performances effortlessly; cannot wound; loved by incompatible parties; broken by the world he refused to lie to\n\n— Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky, The Idiot (Literature)", "source": {"label": "Archetype — Literature", "url": "", "ref": "Dostoevsky, The Idiot", "authority_tier": "reference"}, "shelf": "reference", "box": "archetypes", "bands": ["archetype", "yielder", "literature"], "connections": [], "author": "engine", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "secular", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "9d9ea1a1dd2aa4abec228285bc341172d64841d2a51f2631a2225f84ccd3f2f4"}