Isobel

“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it much.”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer

“Two o’clock already! High time for a woman of letters who has turned out badly to go to sleep.”
― Colette, The Vagabond

“Because I never held you close, I hold you forever.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

“For the most part people went about their business with an entirely irresponsible confidence in the stability of the universe.”
― H.G. Wells, The New Machiavelli