"An ugly little girl and a sad fool, and maester makes three … now there is a tale to make men weep."
— - A Clash of Kings, A Song of Ice and Fire
"Outside, even through the shut window-pane, the world looked cold."
— George Orwell, 1984 (via liquidnight)
"She’s like smoke. You think you’re seeing her clearly enough, but when you reach for her there’s nothing there."
— Ryu Murakami (via forbiddenalleys)
"My business plan has always been about working more than others to prove their uselessness."
— Karl Lagerfeld
"Though- what am I saying? - everyone does it; it’s their sickness that everyone takes pride in, and I, perhaps, more than anyone."
— Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky
"I swear to you, gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness."
— Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
— ~ Confucius