"The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another."
— J.M. Barrie

"God warns us not to love any earthly thing above Himself, and yet He sets in a mother's heart such a fierce passion for her babes that I do not comprehend how He can test us so."
— Geraldine Brooks (Year of Wonders)

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
— Terry Pratchett (Jingo)

"Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear."
— Laozi

"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."
— Oscar Wilde