Emily Jelinek

“...it's customary in the empire to grant positions of high office to people who know little about their subject; in my case the custom is being maintained to the letter.”
― Magnus Mills, A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In

“Furthermore, it goes without saying that all of the people, living, dead, and otherwise, in this story are fictional or used in a fictional context. Only the gods are real.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

“I have to put up with a few caterpillars if I want to get to know the butterflies.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince - Il Piccolo Principe: Bilingual parallel text - Bilingue con testo a fronte: English - Italian / Inglese - Italiano (Dual Language Easy Reader Vol. 33)

“That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”
― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain