„It is not right to vex ourselves at things, For they care not about it.“

— Marcus Aurelius
„Bat, pigeon, ravens - I don't care about distinctions right now. Any fluttery, flappy thing is not cool with me.“
— P. C. Cast
„There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's the right thing to do, the altruistic thing to do. It's far easier than telling ourselves the truth.“
— Jodi Picoult
„There are too many things we do not wish to know about ourselves.“
— James Baldwin
„It's hard to make strangers care about the good things in your life.“
— Stephen King
„It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.“
— Marcus Aurelius