I felt a wish never to leave that room - a wish that dawn might never come, that my present frame of mind might never change.
Leo TolstoyFor if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we destroy the premise that life is possible at all.
Leo TolstoyA man can spend several hours sitting cross-legged in the same position if he knows that noting prevents him from changing it; but if he knows that he has to sit with his legs crossed like that, he will get cramps, his legs will twitch and strain towards where he would like to stretch them.
Leo Tolstoy