Valentin Nedelea

“But what’s the point of going in search of a life I never had, trying to pinpoint the moment I took a wrong turn? I understand only too well the sequence of events that led to our first meeting, which was so powerful that I found myself talking about it in the office of Deputy Sergeant Perret as if it had been just the day before. There’s no point getting lost in regret.”
― Gisèle Pelicot, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

“But it’s the same thing whether it’s a cyst or a human being, thoughtlessness is the root of most misfortune, and if only people could see that when they’re looking after a cyst the main thing is to know how to do it properly, then the dogs would be all right and there would be nothing to fear. A fellow has only himself to blame.”
― Halldór Laxness, Independent People

“... the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.”
― Mary Shelly, Frankenstein

“Let it be truth that lingers as the final perfume of this world.”
― Exurb1a, Sublimia Syndrome