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“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
― Astrid Lindgren

“Give the children love, more love and still more love – and the common sense will come by itself.”
― Astrid Lindgren

“But I can't kill anyone,' said Jonathan, 'you know that Orvar!' 'Not even if it means your life?' asked Orvar. 'No, not even then,' said Jonathan. Orvar couldn't understand this and Mattias hardly could, either. 'If everyone were like you,' said Orvar, 'then evil would rule for all eternity!' But then I said that if everyone were like Jonathan, then there would be no evil.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

“The Universe is very, very big.
It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules.
Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.
Not you or your family or your house or your planet or the sun. It is an absolute rule. Therefore when someone says that their love will never die, it means that their love is not real, for everything that is real dies.

Rule number two: Everything lasts forever.”
― Craig Ferguson, Between the Bridge and the River

“Fraser's mother, Janice, was actually quite a happy soul but she had to hide it because, like all pseudo intellectuals, she thought being cheery made her look stupid, which of course she was for believing that rubbish in the first place.

She like to talk about Sartre sometimes, just as insurance.”
― Craig Ferguson, Between the Bridge and the River

“Sophie thought about Frank’s cock sometimes, how famous it was. Not as famous as his voice, sure, but famous in cock terms. Most cocks were seen by only a handful of people: Mom, Dad, creepy uncle, priest, bunkmates, and lovers. Frank’s cock had been seen by thousands of showgirls. It was a well-known cock; more than well known, it was a star. Jesus, Frank’s cock probably had anecdotes.”
― Craig Ferguson, Between the Bridge and the River

“People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think they have to be... a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for and by idiots; it is no great handicap in life and in certain areas is actually a distinct advantage and even a prerequisite for advancement.”
― Iain M. Banks, The Crow Road

“Если в душе недовольство, определи фактор, нарушивший гармонию, и устрани его.”
― Boris Akunin, Алмазная колесница

“«Боже, чому я мушу жити в цій країні, у якій ніхто не знає, що таке свобода? Боже, чому я мушу жити в цій країні, де люди похмурі й мало сміються? Боже, чому я не хочу жити в іншій країні, бо ноги мені прив'язано до цієї землі, схожої на великий цвинтар?»”
― Dzvinka Matiash, Реквієм для листопаду

“Может, вечная любовь уже умерла, ведь вымерли же мамонты, исчезли газовые фонари и граммофоны.”
― Ulf Stark

“One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated

“The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“If you stopped tellin' people it's all sorted out after they're dead, they might try sorting it all out while they're alive.”
― Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch