"Unexpected intrusions of beauty. That is what life is." -Saul Bellow









 









"I am infinitely strange to myself." -John Fowles









"It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them." -Agatha Christie









 





"The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror." -Oscar Wilde









"Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing." -Ken Kesey


















“What do you fear, lady?” Aragorn asked.
“A cage,” Éowyn said. “To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.” -J.R.R. Tolkien






("Speak friend and enter")