Bram

“Most men would rather die in deception than live in uncertainty.”
― R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet

“I have a lot more patience for others than I have for myself, and I'm much better at bringing out the best in others than in myself. That's just the kind of person I am. I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox. But that's fine with me. I don't mind at all. Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Like flowers scattered in a storm, man's life is one long farewell”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House