Rita

“Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs

“The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?”
― Angela Carter , Nights at the Circus

“And suddenly solitude fell across his heart like a dusty reflection. He closed his eyes. The dark doors within him opened and he entered. The next performance in the theater of Grenouille's soul was beginning.”
― Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

“I was happy not to be in his place. He could command my death, but not his. But then, what kind of power was his? He was a prisoner of himself.”
― Anchee Min, Empress Orchid