Maria Deve

“The road goes ever on and on”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”
“Sir?”
“It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
“Sir?”
“That’s practically zen.”
― Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

“When one with honeyed words but evil mind
Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
― Euripides, Orestes

“My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords