Toccara

“It does little good to regret a choice. So often people say, “If only I had known,” implying they would’ve acted differently in a given situation. It is true that desires of the moment can blind one’s sight of the future. Revenge is not as sweet as the adage claims. Yet who could pass a chance to taste it? And if the chance were allowed to slip by, would the fool regret his lack of action? ”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again—the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around—so was the shore.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

“По-моему философия должна быть скупою приправой к искусству и жизни. Заниматься ею одною так же странно, как есть один хрен”
― Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

“Afraid to live, too cowardly to die.”
― William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven