Alex Cribbs

“She did this in order to distract her mind, that she might forget; and she only filled her head thus in order to alleviate the weight on her heart.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“I have descended from a planet, called grief.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“But who gets to think that way? Who gets to celebrate this cosmic view of life? Not the migrant farm worker. Not the sweatshop workers. Certainly not the homeless person rummaging through the trash for food. You need the luxury of time not spent on mere survival. You need to live in a nation whose government values the search to understand humanity's place in the universe. You need a society in which intellectual pursuit can take you to the frontiers of discovery, and in which news of your discoveries can be routinely disseminated.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

“Very well,” replied M. Danglars, who had listened to all this preamble with imperturbable coolness, but without understanding a word, engaged as he was, like every man burdened with thoughts of the past, and seeking the thread of his own ideas in those of the speaker.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo