Martel

“Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.”
― Kahlil Gibran

“Tell me, Mrs. Mayhew, have you ever dreamed of a better world?” “Who hasn’t?” “Anyone who profits by keeping the world as it is.”
― Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling

“Il n'y a d'autre enfer pour l'homme que la bêtise ou la méchanceté de ses semblables.”
― Marquis de Sade

“No one wore high heels anymore. They were in the same category as corsets –a torturous invention of the past that had served to make men desire women and caused women nothing but sore feet and broken ankles.”
― Elin Peer, The Ruler