Deval Patel

“This is the man who left the message,” said Campbell. “He sells questions.” “Actually, I’ve moved on from questions,” said the salesman. “People simply aren’t inquisitive enough these days.” He shook his head sadly. “I’m now in the business of selling after-life insurance.”
― Gareth P. Jones, Death or Ice Cream?

“THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A BOY WHO HATES YOU A boy who loves you.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“But if unrestricted freedom can impede the individual’s pursuit of what he or she values most, then it may be that some restrictions make everyone better off. And if “constraint” sometimes affords a kind of liberation while “freedom” affords a kind of enslavement, then people would be wise to seek out some measure of appropriate constraint.”
― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

“We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.”
― Margaret Atwood