nina

“Does it hurt?’ The childish question had escaped Harry's lips before he could stop it. ‘Dying? Not at all,’ said Sirius. ‘Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“To my surprise, he smiled at her. 'You think I'd hurt you?' he said. 'Come here.'
She went to him. He kissed her between the eyes, then whispered something–what, I've always wondered–in her ear.
'I've got a key,' the innkeeper yelled, pounding away at the door. 'I'll use it.'
Henry kissed Camilla again. 'I love you,' he said. Then he said, out loud: 'Come in.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War