"It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win."
— Jean Webster (Daddy Long Legs)

"So the crow spirals down through a collapsed dream and the only sound it makes in like a concave scream."
— James O'Barr (The Crow)

"When sorrow comes, they come not single spies, but in battalions. I've allies in heaven, Jack, i've commrades in hell...say hello for me..."
— James O'Barr (The Crow)