Preston Ray

“As I sailed into Shadow, a white bird of my desire came and sat upon my right shoulder, and I wrote a note and tied it to its leg and set it on its way. The note said "I am coming," and it was signed by me.

A black bird of my desire came and sat upon my left shoulder, and I wrote a note and tied it to its leg and sent it off into the west. It said, "Eric- I'll be back," and it was signed: Corwin, Lord of Amber.

A demon wind propelled me east of the sun.”
― Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
― Robert J. Hanlon

“The first principle of freedom is the right to go to hell in your own handbasket.”
― Robert Heinlein

“It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence.”
― Tanith Lee, Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer