I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.
Leo TolstoyQuos vilt perdere dementat' Whome the gods wish to destroy, they first drive made (Latin).
Leo TolstoyHe stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.
Leo Tolstoy