God walks among the pots and pans.
—Saint Teresa of Ávila, c. 1582
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The fox knows lots of tricks, the hedgehog only one—but it’s a winner.
—Archilochus, c. 650 BCBrain, n. An apparatus with which we think that we think.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906I would delight in music, but the music is discordant.
—Xie Lingyun, c. 425Some nights are like honey—and some like wine—and some like wormwood.
—L.M. Montgomery, 1927To be sick is to enjoy monarchal prerogatives.
—Charles Lamb, 1833After each night we are emptier: our mysteries and our griefs have leaked away into our dreams.
—E.M. Cioran, 1949God is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
—Quentin Crisp, 1968A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world as a public indecency.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665I’ve seen the future, brother; it is murder.
—Leonard Cohen, 1992Man has here two and a half minutes—one to smile, one to sigh, and half a one to love; for in the midst of this minute he dies.
—Jean Paul, 1795