Silas

“My conscience was at stake and you saved it against the rites of bitter religion. I never… there are things I can’t believe in, but… Angels don’t exist, but some people may as well be. You may as well be an angel to me.”
― Daniel Cuervonegro, Sins of the Maker

“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy. Material achievements alone will not satisfy us for long. Indeed, the blind pursuit of money, fame and pleasure will only make us miserable. Epicurus recommended, for example, to eat and drink in moderation, and to curb one’s sexual appetites. In the long run, a deep friendship will make us more content than a frenzied orgy. Epicurus”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“عندما يتآمر العسكريون في الظروف البالغة الصعوبة التي يجتازها الحكام الظالمون ، ثم يخلعون الدكتاتور الذي يكون منهزما في الواقع ، يجب أن نؤمن بأنهم انما خلعوه لأنه كان عاجزا عن المحافظة على امتيازاتعم الطبقية دون ارتكاب اقصى العنف ، مما يلائم كثيرا على وجه العموم مصالحهم”
― Che Guevara, مذكرات أرنستو تشي جيفارا

“If my Valentine you won't be,
I'll hang myself on your Christmas tree.”
― Ernest Hemingway, 88 Poems