Charlotte

“When I was little, my ambition was to grow up to be a book. Not a writer. People can be killed like ants. Writers are not hard to kill either. But not books: however systematically you try to destroy them, there is always a chance that a copy will survive and continue to enjoy a shelf-life in some corner on an out-of-the-way library somehwere in Reykjavik, Valladolid or Vancouver.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

“Being gay has taught me tolerance, compassion and humility. It has shown me limitless possibilities of living. It has given me people whose passion and kindness and sensitivity have provided a constant source of strength. It has brought me into the family of man, Mama, and I like it here.”
― Armistead Maupin, More Tales of the City

“If you hear I'm dead, don't come to my funeral.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer, Enemies: A Love Story

“Although I had turned away from the Jewish path i still carried the diaspora on me”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer - Shosha