Adrian

“Without the fear of heights, there can be no appreciation for the beauty of high places.”
― Cixin Liu, The Dark Forest

“It was as if only a thin wall of electric lighting protected the great cities of the world from total barbarism.”
― Dan Simmons, Song of Kali

“Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly.
The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation.
"I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“But how could you live and have no story to tell?”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights