Ricky Barnes

“We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.”
― Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

“He finished his drink. 'I don’t like mornings either,' he said. “That’s why I’m a writer.”
― Dorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind. Nor hath love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste: And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“When in that moment,—so it came to pass,— Titania wak'd, and straightway lov'd an ass.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream