Kim

“It is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us, and how conveniently we can imagine.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accomodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damnfool notion that would rather break than sway with the breeze? – The kind that will almost certainly, ninety-nine times out of hundred, be smashed to bits; but, the hundredth time, will change the world.”
― Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

“In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volatile, irresistible, indestructible.”
― Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

“Aggressive power beats you up; soft power wins you over.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking