Lucas

“The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.”
― Anton Chekhov

“Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together."
Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me.
Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”
― Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson