Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. - Albert Camus
The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger. - Frank Herbert
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. - Albert Camus
“Elephants will never abandon their friends or family, but man does. I guess that's what makes us civilized.” ― Anthony T.Hincks
The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that it seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilised cynic to do other than worship it. - H. P. Lovecraft (@Frozen tentacled ink THAT'S RIGHT! Cathulhu had been the plan ALL along!)
So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world. - Jules Verne
“We are neither omniscient nor omnipotent. Are there ever any correct answers in this world? The only thing we can do is keep walking, even as we afflict the soles of our feet with woe and remorse. -You too must keep walking.” ― Kugane maruyama
*totally wants to reply with "Za Warudo"* *realizes this would force people to just repeat the word "World" for the next quote* *decides to keep silently stalking the thread*
trust your heart if the seas catch fire (and live by love though the stars walk backward) - E.E. Cummings
“Have you ever been in love? Horrible, isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up this whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life… You give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you, or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore.” - Neil Gaiman
“What of love?” Vashet laughed again then, loud and long and vastly amused. Half of Haert must have heard it, and it echoed back to us from the distant hills. “You barbarians, ” she said, wiping moisture from her eyes. “I had forgotten how backward you are. My poet king was the same way. It took him a long, miserable time before he realized the truth of things: There is a great deal of difference between a penis and a heart.” - Patrick Rothfuss
“The night is in its darkest just before dawn. But keep your eyes open. If you avert your eyes from the dark, you’ll be blinded by the rays of a new day. So keep your eyes open, no matter how dark the night ahead may be.” – Gintoki Sakata