Ding

“To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a sister-in-law and nieces and nephews, creatures who people the tree of your life and give it new branches. To lose your father is to lose the one whose guidance and help you seek, who supports you like a tree trunk supports its branches. To lose your mother, well, that is like losing the sun above you. It is like losing--I'm sorry, I would rather not go on.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.”
― Katharine Hepburn

“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.”
― Annie Proulx

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore