Ivy Vịt Con

“The pain of losing something precious - be it happiness or material wealth – can be forgotten over time. But our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache. Or perhaps what haunts us is that nagging thought that things might have turned out differently. Because without that thought, we would put it down to fate and accept it.”
― Sabahattin Ali, Kürk Mantolu Madonna

“For even the most wretched and simple-minded man could be a surprise, even a fool could have a soul whose torments were a constant source of amazement. Why are we so slow to see this, and why do we assume that it is the easiest thing in the world to know and judge another?”
― Sabahattin Ali, Kürk Mantolu Madonna

“Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.”
― John Steinbeck, The Pearl

“But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale