Simon

“Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.”
― Flaubert

“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people's lives, never your own.”
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot

“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald