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“Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.”
― Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Come out, Neville.”
― Richard Matheson, I Am Legend and Other Stories

“Oh, very well,” he said,”let her come in, by all means, but just wait a minute till I tidy up the place.”
His method of tidying was peculiar, he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes before I could stop him. It was quite evident that he feared, or was jealous of, some interference. When he had got through his disgusting task, he said cheerfully, “Let the lady come in,”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you're supposed to go up and down when you're supposed to go down. When you're supposed to go up, find the highest tower and climb to the top. When you're supposed to go down, find the deepest well and go down to the bottom. When there's no flow, stay still. If you resist the flow, everything dries up. If everything dries up, the world is darkness.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“For this reason a sleeping apartment should never be furnished with a fire, which is one of the luxurious discomforts of the rich. For the height of this sort of deliciousness is to have nothing but the blankets between you and your snugness and the cold of the outer air. Then there you lie like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick: or, the White Whale

“Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death. (moby dick chap 29 p123)”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

“Damn me, it's worth a fellow's while to be born into the world, if only to fall right asleep. And now that I think of it, that's about the first thing babies do, and that's a sort of queer, too.Damn me, but all things are queer, come to think of 'em. But that's against my principles. Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth - So here goes again.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

“Certain kinds of knowledge rob people of their sleep.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“During those several seconds when Aomame was holding his hand, Tengo had
seen many things and accurately seared each image on his retinas, like a camera
taking a photograph. These images comprised one of the basic landscapes that helped
him survive his pain-filled teens. The scene always included the strong sensation of
the girl’s fingers. Her right hand never failed to encourage Tengo during the
agonizing process of becoming an adult. Don’t worry, I’m with you, the hand
declared.
You are not alone.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“Tengo had no idea, of course, what Aomame had offered to the moon that time, but
he could well imagine what the moon had given her: pure solitude and tranquillity.
That was the best thing the moon could give a person.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“She knew only one thing for
sure: she wanted those thick arms of his to be holding her right now. What happened
after that would happen: let God or the devil decide.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“She must have had
that same thought at least 72,000 times while looking in the mirror. But so what? I
can think what I want as many times as I want. This could be the 72,001st time, but
what’s wrong with that? As long as I’m alive, I can think what I want, when I want,
any way I want, as much as I want, and nobody can tell me any different.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“He didn’t answer the door. Nobody knew he was here, and he wasn’t expecting
any visitors. It must be a salesman, or someone selling newspaper subscriptions.
Whoever it was might need him, but he certainly didn’t need them.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

“Ако съм патриот на нещо, то това е на тази миризма - печени чушки надвечер.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

“Докато помниш, държиш миналото настрана. Като да си запалил огън насред нощна гора. Наоколо са наклякали демони и вълци, зверове на миналото стесняват кръга, но още не смеят да прекрачат. Алегорията е проста. Докато огънят на паметта гори, ти си господарят. Почне ли да загасва, воят ще се усилва и зверовете ще идват все по-близо. Глутницата на миналото.”
― Георги Господинов, Time Shelter

“Напоследък помня много повече книги, които не съм прочел, отколкото прочетените. Не го намирам за аномалия, то е като с неслучилото се.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter