Vika

“She stood before him and surrendered herself to him and sky, forest, and brook all came toward him in new and resplendent colors, belonged to him, and spoke to him in his own language. And instead of merely winning a woman he embraced the entire world and every star in heaven glowed within him and sparkled with joy in his soul. He had loved and had found himself. But most people love to lose themselves.”
― Hermann Hesse, Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

“A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation. ”
― William Blake

“Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.”
― William Blake

“If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.”
― Hunter S. Thompson