Atrian

“Abstract evidence retreats before the poetry of forms and colors.”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“And one cannot help feeling that some alternative occupation—lettuce farming, say—would offer somewhat less of a risk of being put to death by installments. Why do you persist in it?” Goldeneyes Dactylos shrugged. “I’m good at it,” he said.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“Why couldn’t anybody understand that he was not really a freak but a normal, lonely adult trying to lead a normal, lonely adult life?”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

“If every time you sat down, you expected something great, writing would always be a great disappointment. Plus that expectation would also keep you from writing.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within