r. a. Savery

“In my stars124 I am above thee, but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.”
― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

“I think thou art an ass.”
― William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

“It was worth a wound—it was worth many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: with original illustrations from Strand Magazine

“But the light for which the world is waiting is a new light, the glory that shall rise out of patient and triumphant suffering. And the kingdom which is to be established forever is a new kingdom, the royalty of perfect and unconquerable love.”
― Henry Van Dyke, The Story of the Other Wise Man