Oscar

“In order to rise
From its own ashes
A phoenix
First
Must
Burn.”
― Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents

“Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.”
― Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and Other Stories

“Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.”
― Octavio Paz