Urte

“Aš iš tavęs padariau žmogų. Bet kokį žmogų? To tėvai niekada nežino. Bent jau iš anksto; o kai sužino, būna per vėlu.”
― Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

“Women can die gently -.. -. Men always die in torment. Why? Towards the end, men break the habit of a lifetime, and start blaming themselves, with full male severity. Women break a habit too, and start blaming themselves no longer. They forgive.”
― Martin Amis, House of Meetings

“All of the virtues depend upon truth, and truth depends upon them all. Final truth in this world is unattainable, but its pursuit leads the individual away from unfreedom. The temptation to believe what feels right assails us at all times from all directions. Authoritarianism begins when we can no longer tell the difference between the true and the appealing. The cynic who decides that there is no truth is the citizen who welcomes the tyrant.”
― Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

“People think they are individuals because they use the word ''I'' so often.”
― Edward St. Aubyn, Bad News