Jim

“Strange as my circumstances were, the terms of this debate
are as old and commonplace as man; much the same inducements and
alarms cast the die for any tempted and trembling sinner; and it
fell out with me, as it falls with so vast a majority of my
fellows, that I chose the better part and was found wanting in the
strength to keep to it.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“you ever have that feeling when you step down onto a footstep that isn't there?”
― P.G. Wodehouse

“It was not often that Flay approved of happiness in others. He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt. But on an occasion such as this it was different, for the spirit of convention was being rigorously adhered to, and in between his ribs Mr. Flay experienced twinges of pleasure.”
― Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

“the supply of the milk of human kindness was short by several gallons”
― P.G. Wodehouse