Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.

CHILDREN OF THE MIND, ORSON SCOTT CARD

If you don’t want anyone to know about your existence, you might as well kill yourself. You’re taking up space, air.

A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS, DAVE EGGERS