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“″‘And if there were a contest, and he had to compete in measuring the shadows with the prisoners who had never moved out of the den, while his sight was still weak, and before his eyes had become steady (and the time which would be needed to acquire this new habit of sight might be very considerable), would he not be ridiculous? Men would say of him that up he went and down he came without his eyes; and that it was better not even to think of ascending; and if any one tried to loose another and lead him up to the light, let them only catch the offender, and they would put him to death.’ ‘No question,’ he said.””
Republic • Plato“The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.”
The Critic as Artist • Oscar Wilde““Four legs good, two legs bad.””
Animal Farm • George Orwell“When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
Mark Twain's Notebook • Mark Twain“The formula 'two plus two equals five' is not without its attractions.”
Notes from Underground • Fyodor Dostoevski