Birgit

“Listen to many, speak to a few.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

“Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven.”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

“Why didn’t you tell me there was danger? Why didn’t you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks; but I never had the chance of discovering in that way; and you did not help me!”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles