Alexa

“Man was born for society. However little He may be attached to the World, He never can wholly forget it, or bear to be wholly forgotten by it.”
― Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk

“There's nothing precious about life, Linus. People say life is precious, and sleep soundly in the thought that they're good and just, but everything they do is counter to that. Every hurt they do or help to do is at its heart anti-life. And it's not that in itself that makes me hate, but the hypocrisy of it all. The hypocrisy of it all is what makes me into–––I hope she razes this place to the ground. I hope she buries it in the sea." Abiron”
― Aaron Ward, Anaxagoras

“Kappa are proud and stubborn, but also fiercely honorable; they never break a promise. Kappa will eat almost anything, but they are particularly fond of two foods: cucumbers and raw innards—particularly human anuses. Interactions:”
― Matthew Meyer, The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai

“Noise harms your body and boils your brain. The word "noise" derives from the Latin word nausea.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit