Sorin Ionescu

“The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for knowledge, and the creation of beauty. This is beyond argument, the only point of debate is which comes first.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible

“The gods of the Disc have never bothered much about judging the souls of the dead, and so people only go to hell if that's where they believe, in their deepest heart, that they deserve to go. Which they won't do if they don't know about it. This explains why it is so important to shoot missionaries on sight.”
― Terry Pratchett, Eric

“Sometimes a cigar is just a smoke and a story's just a story”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family. ”
― Jim Butcher