Sebastian

“Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.”
― Terry Pratchett, Soul Music

“Is he good? Or is he bad? That's the only thing I ask nowadays. And as I grow older—I'd swear this on the last crust I eat—I feel I shan't even go on asking that! Whether a man's good or bad, I'm sorry for him, for all of 'em. The sight of a man just rends my insides, even if I act as though I don't care a damn! There he is, poor devil, I think, he also eats and drinks and makes love and is frightened, whoever he is: he has his God and his devil just the same, and he'll peg out and lie as stiff as a board beneath the ground and be food for worms, just the same. Poor devil! We're all brothers! All worm-meat!”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“Sunt obsedată de moarte mai mult decât de toate celelalte teme mari din literatură. Dar nu de morbid, de ideea salvării dincolo de moarte, de ideea salvării în faţa morţii. Obsesia morţii este dată de obsesia vieţii la mine. Ceea ce mă obsedează cu adevărat este viaţa, şi faptul că ea este trecătoare.”
― Ileana Mălăncioiu

“So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
― Jorge Luis Borges