contrariwise

Nobody falls in love under normal circumstances. Love isn't in the category of normal things.

All I want to hear from a doctor is, 'If you had come in six months ago we could have done something about this.' .... What's the use of knowing anything?

-Tim Powers, "A Soul in a Bottle" and "The Hour of Babel," The Bible Repairman and Other Stories

Nae point in writin' stuff down if ye dinna want it read!
-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith

The closer you get to any goal, the more it looks like a false goal.
-Antoine Wilson, Panorama City