Azriela

“What is there in our nature that is for ever urging us on towards pain and misery?”
― Mary Shelley, The Last Man

“They’d need no reason!” shouted Arbeely. “Why can’t you understand? Men need no reason to cause mischief, only an excuse!”
― Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

“Cats are like witches. They don’t fight to kill, but to win. There is a difference. There’s no point in killing an opponent. That way, they won’t know they’ve lost, and to be a real winner you have to have an opponent who is beaten and knows it. There’s no triumph over a corpse, but a beaten opponent, who will remain beaten every day of the remainder of their sad and wretched life, is something to treasure.”
― Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

“I suppose one finally learns, after much searching, that we really only belong to ourselves.”
― Colum McCann, Dancer