Amy

“Contrary to what you may think, the legal system was neither founded upon nor designed to reflect the common decency found in normal human relationships. It primarily works like the rules for a lunatic asylum. It tries to govern people driven insane by the inflated idea of their own worth.”
― David Rhodes, Driftless

“After being rationed to a single ball, a whole box of them gave me a delightful feeling of sudden wealth. French politicians must have a similar sensation when elected to high office and permitted to dip into the chateaux and limousines and government-issue caviar. No wonder they cling to power long after they should be tucked away in an old folks' home. I'd do the same.”
― Peter Mayle

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

“At moments like these it is hard not to wish for an end to suffereing--a cancellation of it. But friends, a life without grief is hardly worth living, and someonee who is not willing too give his or her life for soomething worth more than mere living is hardly alive.”
― David Rhodes, Driftless