Pat

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E. B. White

“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten