Octavian Cristea

“Ruth said, "Love isn't just wanting another person the way you want to own an object you see in a store. That's just desire. You want to have it around, take it home and set it up somewhere in the apartment like a lamp. Love is"-she paused, reflecting-"like a father saving his children from a burning house, getting them out and denying himself. When you love you cease to live for yourself; you live for another person.”
― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

“A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Book Three

“If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.”
― Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot