“And even if you were a pawn – maybe we all are – then you should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it isn’t. Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.” Midnight Library
Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen. Essays
Chess ... a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time. The Irrational Knot
Our souls, shame-wounded by our sins, cling to us yet more, a woman to her lover clinging, the more the more. Ulysses
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