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“When men are about to commit, or sanction the commission of some injustice, it is not uncommon for them to express pity for the object either of that or some parallel proceeding, and to feel themselves, at the time, quite virtuous and moral, and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all. This is a kind of upholding of faith above works, and is very comfortable.”
Nicholas Nickleby • Charles Dickens““He ought to question them upon everything, and listen to their opinions, and afterwards form his own conclusions.””
The Prince • Niccolo Machiavelli“This one is particularly beautiful and profound, straight from the heart. When I first read it, I loved the fact that he needs solitude and time to think about Milena, but then when I read it the second time, something else struck me: when he says his office job is boring, his flat is stupid, but he feels he must not complain about his everyday reality because Milena is part of it too, and the gratefulness he feels for that: this moment which belongs to you:”
Letters To Milena • Franz Kafka““The universe tended towards chaos and entropy. That was basic thermodynamics. Maybe it was basic existence too.””
Midnight Library • Matt Haig“Death was a friend, and sleep was Death's brother.”
The Grapes of Wrath • John Steinbeck