Burke

“We men are wretched things.”
― Homer, The Iliad

“Looking at her, he could almost see the painted serpent squirming on her skin, ready to turn, mouth open.”
― Megan Abbott, The Fever

“My course is set for an uncharted sea.”
― Dante Alighieri

“A few nights in the open, my lord, a quiet time and peace. Yes, I admit I am glad. It was good, but it is also good to be alone. We need not hurry. At the end is a tomb. Do we need to rush toward it? It will wait.”
― John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights