Laura

“The most effective deceit is the one which is never discovered.”
― John le Carré, A Small Town in Germany

“True confessions are written with tears only. But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes.”
― Emil Cioran, On the Heights of Despair

“Clive, surveying the scene from the churchyard, was not particularly concerned with the how or why. It was typical of his unquestioning, uncomplicated nature, as well-meaning as the printed verse in a Christmas card. Like the card, too, he was a symbol of goodwill towards all men. His life was one perpetual effort to be liked. This had naturally resulted in considerable unpopularity. His late-autumn holiday was being spent alone.”
― Elizabeth Walter, The Spirit of the Place and Other Strange Tales: The Complete Short Stories of Elizabeth Walter

“Nothing is more comforting than the weaknesses of persons obviously superior to oneself.”
― Isaiah Berlin