Andrei

“All ships... we are now at battle stations. I expect this will now be known as the Second Battle of Fondor.”
― Karen Traviss, Revelation

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Cuplurile de la celelalte mese îi urmăreau cu zâmbete ironice pe faţă. Nu, relaţiile lor nu vor deveni niciodată aşa, mâinile lor nu vor dărâma niciodata cafele şi ochii lor nu vor scăpăra niciodată ca ai celor doi care stăteau în picioare tăcuţi, privindu-se ca nişte străini care, nu se ştie cum, au ajuns să se cunoască prea bine.”
― A.R. Deleanu, Acluofobia. Zece povestiri macabre

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov