„If it’s us”, she whispered, “how come you get to decide?”When he didn’t answer – couldn’t answer – she turned and stared out the front window. As it turned out, they were still in the parking lot.They hadn’t gotten anywhere at all.“

— Jodi Picoult
„In the old days, writers used to sit in front of a typewriter and stare out of the window. Nowadays, because of the marvels of convergent technology, the thing you type on and the window you stare out of are now the same thing.“
— Douglas Adams
„Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago? How did they work out? Didn't you waste a lot of fruitless energy on account of most of them? Didn't most of them turn out all right after all?“
— Dale Carnegie
„She cried a little, but only inside, because long ago she had decided she didn't like crying because if you ever started to cry it seemed as if there was so much to cry about you almost couldn't stop, and she didn't like that at all.“
— William Saroyan