Rita

“No matter who or what your dealing with, people build up meaning between themselves and the things around them. The important thing is whether this comes about naturally or not. Being bright has nothing to do with it. What matters is that you see things with your own eyes.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“When life takes away, it gives back in return.” But sometimes life gets it wrong. Deals the cards out dishonestly. Sometimes life lies to us, swindles us.”
― Valérie Perrin, Three

“A tyrant runs a country. He does this via a lot of other people doing this tyrant's work for him. They do it partly because they think he'll kill them or their families if they don't, and partly because it makes them feel powerful too.
One of the things you're not allowed to say in this country is that the tyrant is a tyrant.”
― Ali Smith, Gliff

“Man doesn’t choose fate. Fate chooses man. People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore