Nod

“A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he was a mullah whose understanding of religion didn't go beyond parroting what he had heard from the next mullah. A mullah without a beard, a mullah in a four-star general's uniform, a mullah with the instincts of a corrupt tax inspector.”
― Mohammed Hanif, A Case of Exploding Mangoes

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”
― Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

“I'm teaching all the time. When am I to learn?”
― Bertolt Brecht, Galileo