Renan

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

“instead she focused on the people. Their voices blended together, and collectively they became a faceless crowd. But the grand thing about people was that you could also choose to focus on particular faces, really see them, and find a wealth of stories. So many people with so many lives, each a separate little mystery. Infinite detail, like Pattern. Look close at his fractal lines, and you'd realize each little ridge had na entire architecture of it's own. Look close at a given person and you'd see their uniqueness - see that they didn't quite match whatever broad category you'd first put them in"

From Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive - Book 3)”
― Brandon Sanderson

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“The first step is to care,..Some talk about being emotionless in battle. Well, I suppose it's important to keep your head. But I hate that feeling of killing while calm and cold. I've seen that those who care fight harder, longer, and better than those who don't....It's good to care when you fight, so long as you don't let it consume you. Don't try to stop yourself from feeling. You'll hate who you become."
The Way of Kings”
― Brandon Sanderson