Ruth Armstrong

“Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.”
― Lemony Snicket

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain