Yuan

“The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“Our true passions are selfish.”
― Stendhal, The Red and the Black

“Depuis bien des années, Julien ne passait peut-être pas une heure de sa vie sans se dire que Bonaparte, lieutenant obscur et sans fortune, s’était fait le maître du monde avec son épée. Cette idée le consolait de ses malheurs qu’il croyait grands, et redoublait sa joie quand il en avait.”
― Stendhal, Le rouge et le noir

“After all, tomorrow is another day!”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind