Stijn Bun

“When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in the particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is "So it goes.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

“The sky was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
― William Gibson, Neuromancer

“In short, to enter the lists of literature is wilfully to expose yourself to the arrows of neglect, ridicule, envy, and disappointment. Whether you write well or ill, be assured that you will not escape from blame...”
― Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk

“Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”
― Seneca