“They watched the snow fall and fall and fall until they thought that they were the ones falling.” ― Ann Patchett, Commonwealth

 “The glass candle is meant to represent truth and learning, rare and beautiful and fragile things. It is made in the shape of a candle to remind us that a master must cast light wherever he serves, and it is a sharp to remind us that knowledge can be dangerous.”

― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords