Travel far enough, you meet yourself. - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

"My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?"

"The better organized the state, the duller its humanity."

"Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw."

"A half-read book is a half-finished love affair."

"Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book."