Tammy

“Besides the bore condescending, who, whether good-natured or ill-natured, is a most provoking animal—there is the bore facetious, an insufferable creature, always laughing, but with whom you can never laugh. And there is another exotic variety—the vive la bagatelle bore of the ape kind—who imitate men of genius. Having early been taught that there is nothing more delightful than the unbending of a great mind, they set about continually to unbend the bow in company.”
― Maria Edgeworth, Thoughts on Bores: 'Wit is often its own worst enemy''

“If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.”
― Roald Dahl

“Never assume you know where someone else is coming from.”
― Blake Crouch, Wayward

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22