Jane

“For [Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice], as for Mr. Darcy, [Elizabeth Bennett's] solitary walks express the independence that literally takes the heroine out of the social sphere of the houses and their inhabitants, into a larger, lonelier world where she is free to think: walking articulates both physical and mental freedom.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking

“Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!”
― C. J. Cherryh

“Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.”
― Margaret Atwood, Surfacing

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
― Josh Billings