Karla

“...of adhering, for the future, entirely to nature. She alone is inexhaustible, and capable of forming the greatest masters. Much may be alleged in favour of rules, as much may be likewise advanced in favour of the laws of society: an artist formed upon them will never produce anything absolutely bad or disgusting; as a man who observes the laws, and obeys decorum, can never be an absolutely intolerable neighbour, nor a decided villain: but yet, say what you will of rules, they destroy the genuine feeling of nature, as well as its true expression”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

“The gull sees farthest who flies highest”
― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

“But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

“You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way".”
― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull