Victor

“Wir sind gewohnt dass die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen. (Goethe)—We are used to see that Man mocks what he never comprehends.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four

“Suffering is sometimes cleansing,” said the man. His clothes were casual, but expensive. “It can purify."
“It can also fuck you up,” said Shadow.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods: Tenth Anniversary

“he would now have comprehended that work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that play consists of whaterver a body is not obliged to do. And this would help him to understand why construcing artificial flowers or performing on a tread-mill, is work, whilst rolling nine-pins or climbing Mont Blanc is only amusement. There are wealthy gentlemen in England who drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty or thirty miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service that would turn it into work, then they would resign.”
― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.” ― Albert Einstein”
― Penny Reid, Truth or Beard