My daughter, when she was a child, collected those, this is one she gave me. I keep it because she gave it to me and because it reminds me of what I do. This is how most people want to live They want to be safe, they want to be comfortable. They want to believe that they are in control of their lives and they want that thing that we call freedom. It comes at a price, but don't you dare mention that. People want choices without consequences. And we give it to them, fools that we are. We are the "somebody" people who have no bloody intention of doing anything mean when they say that somebody must do something. I blame books, films, all that nonsense. There's always a bloody hero who makes it all good. At least in Shakespeare the whole lot die in the end. Lear is great for that. It's the reward you get for suffering through it. That's why there is always so much applause.

Quell

— Happiness by Aminatta Forna (Page 206 - 207)