"A childish belief in the marvelous turns a grown man into a coward, and the same belief consoles him in his darkest hours." -Herzen
"The choice was put to them whether they would like to be kings or kings' couriers. Like children they all wanted to be couriers. So now there are a great many couriers; they post through the world and, as there are no kings left, shout to each other their meaningless and obsolete messages. They would gladly put an end to their wretched lives, but they dare not because of their oath of service." -Kafka
Then star nor sun shall waken,
Nor any change of light:
Nor sound of waters shaken,
Nor any sound or sight:
Nor wintry leaves nor vernal,
Nor days nor things diurnal;
Only the sleep eternal
In an eternal night.
(Swinburne)
"People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead, they demand freedom of speech as a compensation." -Kierkegaard
