No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk and of wasting time trying to understand it.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
When we ignore the body, we are more easily victimized by it.
— Milan Kundera
I was born wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born, and have made, in a curious way, the worst of both. — Aldous Huxley
Of friends, however humble, scorn not one. — William Wordsworth
Happiness was a real, actual, achievable possibility. It came when you called. Or no, it never left you in the first place. They — Lev Grossman
Insanity is coasting through life ... — Morgan Freeman
Wherever you live is your temple, if you treat it like one. — Gautama Buddha
False humility is quite like the worst of both worlds: both that of Meekness and that of Conceit. — Criss Jami
The notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete. — Barack Obama
Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little. — Criss Jami
Sometimes they seemed to grasp instinctively at the worst of both worlds: the worst modern habits, the worst traditional beliefs. — Peter Hessler
Men will often admit other women are oppressed but not you. — Sheila Rowbotham
What would the daughters of the rich do with themselves if the poor ceased to exist? — Angela Carter
When I look through my sketchbooks, they bring back moments that I would otherwise have completely forgotten. — Susan Minot
Nothing helps a broken heart like having someone wonderful give you theirs. — Rita Stradling
Death followed by eternity the worst of both worlds. It is a terrible thought. — Tom Stoppard
