“The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves.”
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“The moment you stop bargaining is the last in which you're ever given a thing.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night

“I believe it is worthwhile trying to discover more about the world, even if this only teaches us how little we know.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night

“Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born. —NIKOLA TESLA, FROM HIS DIARY A”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night

“...I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were.”
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem

“One doesn't lie down with a lion and get to act surprised if one finds oneself devoured.”
― The Last Days of Night
― The Last Days of Night
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