Joe Strouth

“Do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know the side you are used to is better than the one to come?”
― Rumi

“But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if
evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows
disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the
shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings.
Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because
of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Everyone listened to this amusing narrative with great interest, and the moment that Behemoth concluded it, they all shouted in unison: 'Lies!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“You'd be amazed how much research you can get done when you have no life whatsoever.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One