Captain Silvia

“Isn't it incredible that millions and millions of the world's children don't get to live life, but simply go through each day hoping to survive?”
― Carmen Aguirre

“Perfect, he, as a lover, might have called them off-hand. But no – they were not perfect. and it was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, because it was that which gave the humanity.”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.”
― Tove Jansson, Fair Play

“Kissing was very much like eating. But instead of reducing the appetite, the food consumed actually increased it.”
― Matt Haig, The Humans