Jordan Steinmann

“But tell me," said Beauchamp, "what is life? Is it not a hall in Death's anteroom?”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“Not reason. Reason discovered the struggle for existence, and the law that requires us to oppress all who hinder the satisfaction of our desires. That is the deduction of reason. But loving one's neighbor reason could never discover, because it's irrational.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“You posses a quality which can never belong to Mademoiselle Danglars. It is that indefinable charm which is to a woman what perfume is to the flower and flavor to the fruit, for beauty of either is not the only quality we seek.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“We weathered all things, large and small, with the same vigor.”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids