Sarah

“Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. We tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.”
― J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“That was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all its forms—of life, of love, of knowledge—has traced the upward surge of mankind. And story, you mark my words, will be with the last human to draw breath.”
― Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels