Jeff Able

“In his childhood he was very fond of hanging cats, and burying them with great ceremony.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“so my husband is doing what a man, a samurai, must do. A samurai dies with dignity. For what is life to a samurai? Nothing at all. All life is suffering, neh? It is his right and duty to die with honor, before witnesses.”
― James Clavell, Shōgun, Part 1

“Take a word of advice, even from three foot nothing. Try not to associate bodily defects with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason.”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield: Unabridged edition

“We will use no harsh terms,' said brother Charles, in a gentle voice; 'but accommodate ourselves to the circumstances in which this young lady is placed.”
― Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby