„What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.“

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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„There is no story that is not true, […] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.“
— Chinua Achebe
„People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to make sense.“
— Terry Pratchett
„This is a big statement and it sounds a little precious. Generally a man is ashamed to make such a statement. He is afraid sophisticated people will laugh at him. But I don't mind. I'm asking sophisticated people to laugh. That is what sophistication is for.“
— William Saroyan
„Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.“
— Paulo Coelho
„People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think.“
— George Carlin