Audrey Cormier

“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth

“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“de satan ou de dieu, qu'importe! ange ou sirène,
qu'importe, si tu rends -- fée aux yeux de velours,
rythme, parfum, lueur, ô mon unique reine! --
l'univers moins hideux et les instants moins lourds?”
― Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal

“Plonger au fond du gouffre, Enfer ou Ciel, qu'importe? / Au fond de l'Inconnu pour trouver du NOUVEAU! (rough translation : Into the abyss -- Heaven or Hell, what difference does it make? / To the depths of the Unknown to find the NEW!)”
― Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal