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I've just always loved books, and I love the idea that we're all just really made of stories. I do also like the idea that anyone can love books. Books don't care how educated you are or what you do for a living. - Markus Zusak

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” - Albert Einstein

Quoy des mains ? nous requerons, nous promettons, appellons, congedions, menaçons, prions, supplions, nions, refusons, interrogeons, admirons, nombrons, confessons, repentons, craignons, vergoignons, doubtons, instruisons, commandons, inci tons, encourageons, jurons, tesmoignons, accusons, condamnons, absolvons, injurions, mesprisons, deffions, despittons, flattons, applaudissons, benissons, humilions, moquons, reconcilions, recommandons, exaltons, festoyons, resjouïssons, complaignons, attristons, desconfortons, desesperons, estonnons, escrions, taisons : et quoy non? d’une variation et multiplication à l’envy de la langue. ― Michel de Montaigne, Essais, Éd de Bordeaux, 2.djvu/109

We are all born mad. Some remain so. ― Samuel Beckett in Waiting for Godot

Don't you know that a midnight hour comes when everyone has to take off his mask? Do you think life always lets itself be trifled with? Do you think you can sneak off a little before midnight to escape this? Or are you not terrified by it?"  ― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or. Vol.II

The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying actions, every human being acquires the intelligence of an Einstein, the imagination of a Shakespeare, and the subtlety of a Jesuit. — Michael Foley in The Age of Absurdity: why modern life makes it hard to be happy

It’s an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That’s always been a tug of war for me. — Jodie Foster

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science — Albert Einstein