Character Quote by Lidia Yuknavitch

“The joy of life, the innocence of beauty, the purity of nature – all of it instantly destroyed by the cowardly pulling of trigger…

— James J. Caterino

“Female forms of exquisite grace and beauty began to mingle in his mental adventures; nor was he long without looking abroad to compare the…

— Walter Scott

“What we have loved, others will love, and we will teach them how; instruct them how the mind of man becomes a thousand times…

— William Wordsworth

“The law of our being is Love of Life, and its interests and adornments; love of the world in which our lot is cast,…

— Albert Pike

“He saw that men who worked hard, and earned their scanty bread with lives of labour, were cheerful and happy; and that to the…

— Charles Dickens

“...given the behaviour of human beings throughout the ages, they do not deserve life, with its many dark sides, in all its beauty, grandeur…

— José Saramago

“They were boastful, triumphant; it seemed to both that they had read every book in the world; known every sin, passion, and joy. Civilizations…

— Virginia Woolf

“Love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest and bravest acts are done for love.”

— Rick Riordan

“The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and…

— Heraclitus

“  What hither brought us, hate, not love, nor hope   Of Paradise for Hell, hope here to taste   Of pleasure, but all pleasure to destroy,…

— John Milton

“Genius,thou gift of heaven; without whose aid in vain we struggle against the stream of nature.”

— Henry Fielding

“Young, animated, entirely off your guard, and thoughtless of consequences, Imagination took the reins; and Reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to the race…

— Fanny Burney