Anton

“No varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

“Children are dying."
Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates