„Relax,” Chiron told me. “Keep a clear head. And remember, you may be about to prevent the biggest war in human history.””Relax,” I said. “I’m very relaxed.“

— Rick Riordan

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„Members of the generation that came of age after World War II-Korean War who join in a relaxation of social and sexual tensions, and who espouse anti-regimentation, mystic-disaffiliation, and material-simplicity values, supposedly as a result of cold-war disillusionment. Coined by Jack Kerouac.“
— Jack Kerouac
„One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War.“
— Winston S. Churchill
„Well, what kind of thing does make you feel calm and peaceful?""Killing demons. A good clean kill is very relaxing. The messy ones are more annoying, because you have to clean up afterward--""No. No killing. We're trying to make you feel peaceful. Blood, killing, war, those are all non-peaceful things. Isn't there anything else you like?""Weapons. I like weapons.“
— Cassandra Clare
„The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.“
— Stephen King