Sara K

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“The most dangerous thing of all, and something he wanted to warn me about above all else, the one thing that had consigned whole regiments of unfortunate young people to the twilight world of insanity, was reading books. This objectionable practice had increased among the younger generation, and Dad was more pleased than the could say to not that I had not yet displayed any such tendencies. Lunatic asylums were overflowing with folk who'd been reading too much. Once upon a time they'd been just like you and me, physically strong, straightforward, cheerful, and well balanced. Then they'd started reading. Most often by chance. A bout of flu perhaps, with a few days in bed. An attractive book cover that had aroused some curiosity. And suddenly the bad habit had taken hold. The first book had led to another. Then another, and another, all links in a chain that led straight down into the eternal night of mental illness. It was impossible to stop. It was worse than drugs.

It might just be possible, if you were very careful, to look at the occasional book that could teach you something, such as encyclopedias or repair manuals. The most dangerous kind of book was fiction-- that's where all the brooding was sparked and encouraged. Damnit all! Addictive and risky products like that should only be available in state-regulated monopoly stores, rationed and sold only to those with a license, and mature in age.”
― Mikael Niemi, Popular Music from Vittula

“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas.”
― Hermann Hesse, Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

“Jo, vi vil gaa. Vi vil gaa alligevel. Vi maa gaa. De Kvinder, som altid sidder i sine Kareter, keder sig tildøde. De Tider er forbi, da Kvinden var for Manden kun en Luksusgjenstand, halvt et kostbart Legetøi, halvt en Gudinde, der skulde tilbedes. De har selv stødt os ned paa Handlingens Skueplads, hvor vi maa arbeide, erhverve, stride og tumle os, med ett Ord: vi maa gaa.”
― Camilla Collett