Their return home to their father and a good life was always so satisfying and splendid; I realized keenly that that was the only proper, good, and desirable outcome, but the part of the story that took place among the wicked and the lost was by far the more appealing, and, if one were free to state and admit it, it was sometimes actually a downright shame that the prodigal repented and was found again Demian

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career. Major Barbara

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure The Alchemist

“You can satisfy the people, for their object is more righteous than that of the nobles, the latter wishing to oppress, while the former only desire not to be oppressed.” The Prince