Soren Kierkegaard, "The present generation, wearied by its chimaerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is that of a man who has only fallen asleep towards the morning: first of all, come great dreams, then a feeling of laziness, and finally, a witty or clever excuse for remaining in bed."

Ben Lee, "[There is] a strange sadness about having ever been born."

Carlos Ruiz Zafon, "One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep."