"At the top of the slope on the perimeter of the site, overlooking six lanes of motorway, is a diner frequented by lorry drivers who have either just unloaded or or are waiting to pick up their cargo. ..."
- Alain de Botton
"These hotels are not consoling places. Far from it. Any number of people had hung up their hats on those pegs. Even the flies, if you thought of it, had settled on other people’s noses. As for the cle..."
- Virginia Woolf
"I remember arriving by train in a small Swiss town. I had walked up a steep, cobblestoned street that offered a sweeping view of the village below and a lake, which, in the late afternoon light, was l..."
- Lucy Taylor
"Think how wonderful it might be to no longer matter, Mrs. Peregrine. Think how wonderful it might be to no longer worry, struggle… or fail."
- Diane B. Saxton
"Evil travels the world in anonymity, its presence revealed only by the periodic consequences of its desires..."
- Dean Koontz
"We don’t necessarily need to know each other’s name, age, profession, drug of choice, childhood trauma or recent tragedy to understand what pain feels like and offer comfort. We are strangers drawn to..."
- Marta Mrotek
"I simply decided once and for all to liberate myself from the anxiety of notoriety and the urge to be a part of that circle of successful people, those who believe they have won who-knows-what"
- Elena Ferrante
"Anonymity beats fame. One cannot undo fame."
- Anonymous
"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not."
- Oprah Winfrey
"Who are you?""No one of consequence.""I must know.""Get used to disappointment."
- William Goldman