Melanós

“Τελικά μου 'μεινε αυτή η συνήθεια να κοιτάζω αλλού, έτσι σώθηκα από πολλές καταστροφές
όμως είναι πράγματα που δε θα τα μάθουμε ποτέ, όπως το μάκρος των οριζόντων ή το βάθος της λύπης μας.”
― Τάσος Λειβαδίτης, Μικρό βιβλίο για μεγάλα όνειρα

“According to Chekhov," Tamaru said, rising from his chair, "once a gun appears in a story, it has to be fired."
"Meaning what?"
"Meaning, don't bring unnecessary props into a story. If a pistol appears, it has to be fired at some point. Chekhov liked to write stories that did away with all useless ornamentation.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

“Never stop smiling not even when you're sad, someone might fall in love with your smile.”
― Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“I would like to understand things better, but I don’t want to understand them perfectly.”
― Douglas R. Hofstadter, Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern