„Hmph,” she said. “I’d like to see you learn how to manage sitting and standing up straight in stays and petticoats and a dress with a foot’s worth of train!””So would I,” said Gideon from across the room.“

— Cassandra Clare

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„You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.“
— Dr. Seuss
„I don't like standing near the edge of a platform when an express train is passing through. I like to stand right back and if possible to get a pillar between me and the train. I don't like to stand by the side of a ship and look down into the water. A second's action would end everything. A few drops of desperation.“
— Winston S. Churchill