Lauri

“And as its chest rose and stopped altogether, as its breath escaped in one last sigh, I understood why the Suriel had come to help me, again and again. Not just for kindness … but because it was a dreamer. And it was the heart of a dreamer that had ceased beating inside that monstrous chest.”
― Sarah J. Maas

“One of history’s fews iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations. Once people get used to a certain luxury, they take it for granted. Then they begin to count on it. Finally they reach a point where they can’t live without it. Over the few decades, we have invented countless time saving machines that are supposed to make like more relaxed - washing machines, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, telephones, mobile phones, computers, email. We thought we were saving time; instead we revved up the treadmill of life to ten times its former speed and made our days more anxious and agitated.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Besides, I have other skills that bring me more pleasure and profit than this. Lots of other skills.' Wylan coughed. Flirting with him might actually be more fun than annoying him, but it was a close call.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“I'm pragmatic. If I were cruel, I'd give him an eulogy instead of a conversation.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom - Chapters 1 - 4