Emily Jelinek

“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)

“Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone,
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

“But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference. I should have liked to begin this story in the fashion of the fairy-tales. I should have like to say: "Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet that was scarcely any bigger than himself, and who had need of a sheep . . ." To those who understand life, that would have given a much greater air of truth to my story.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The little Prince

“The kids, to be frank, were absolutely no help at all, and I truly don’t think I’d ever have it any other way. Neil Gaiman, June 1998”
― Anonymous