Jamie

“Perfect happiness is an attribute of angels; and those who have it, appear angelic”
― Mary Shelley, The Last Man

“It is a strange fact, but incontestable, that the philanthropist, who ardent in his desire to do good, who patient, reasonable and gentle, yet disdains to use other argument than truth, has less influence over men's minds than he who, grasping and selfish, refuses not to adopt any means, nor awaken any passion, nor diffuse any falsehood, for the advancement of his cause.”
― Mary Shelley, The Last Man

“There were times when I actually preferred living in the forbidden realm, and frequently, returning to the realm of light—necessary and good as it may have been—seemed almost like returning to something less beautiful…”
― Hermann Hesse, Demian

“If you need something desperately and find it, this is not an accident; your own craving and compulsion leads you to it.”
― Herman Hesse, Demian the Story of Emil Sinclairs Youth