Augustine Jesiolowski

“The bang of the modernist metal doorknocker exploded in the room. Jolting upright on the edge of the couch, Isa froze, her heart beating a discordance of dread. Her mind went blank as she stared
at the door. No.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

“You know the opinion of Cervantes? He said that reading a translation is like examining the back of a piece of tapestry.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact

“Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush.”
― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

“I was sad, but I told them: "I am tired.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince