Destiny

“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."

[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
― Stephen Fry

“The ghosts of all the women you used to be are all so proud of who you have become, storm child made of wild and flame.”
― Nikita Gill

“What is the sweetness of flowers compared to the savour of dust and confinement?”
― Peter Ackroyd