Gnome Tales

“It is prudent never to trust those who have deceived us, even if only once.”
― René Descartes, Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings

“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

“Opportunity is often missed because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“Connell always gets what he wants, and then feels sorry for himself when what he wants doesn't make him happy.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People