Ali

“Not to go on all-Fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men?”
― H.G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau

“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick