Drake Finlay

“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or, Part I

“You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

“I guess you could call it a "failure", but I prefer the term "learning experience".”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.”
― René Descartes