Fred

“Inevitably, he said, “What is the meaning of this?” It is the precise question and the precise wording thereof that has been put to the atmosphere on such occasions by an incredible variety of men since humanity was invented. It is not recorded that it has ever been asked for any purpose other than dignified effect.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire

“Ideas are frictional, factional entities which wilt when pinned to flowcharts. Ideas have to cause problems before they cause solutions.”
― Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

“Always remember, although the unimaginative see life as a thread stretched from one point to another, birth to death, a life truly lived is a glorious tangle. One is never lost. And if one is lucky, one is never found, either.”
― Travis Baldree, Brigands & Breadknives

“So I had to learn. All my life. The hard way. And the hard way’s pretty hard, but not so hard as the easy way.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies