"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." — J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring)

 "Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?"

— Mo Yan (Red Sorghum)

"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly."

— Langston Hughes