“At the first time, I do my best to try againagainst the inevitable tragedy.In the second time, I become disgustedtowards the inevitable tragedy.The third time, disgust is overwhelmed into painfulness.But by the seventh time, this all becomes a farce comedy.”

“I read Hesse's Steppenwolf thrice. The first time I was enchanted, the second time disappointed, the third time appalled.”

“This will mark the third time that an arrow has entered my chest. The first time brought me to Marianne Engel. The second time separated us.The third time will reunite us.”

“The only alternative to talking is the building up of resentment and anger, which in the time must inevitably become open hostility and conflict.”

“Life, for the most part, inevitably becomes routine, the random confluence of timing and fortune that configures its components all but forgotten. But every so often, I catch a glimpse of my life out of the corner of my eye, and am rendered breathless by it.”

“First time's a fluke; second time's a coincidence," said Velius."Third time's tradition," finished Erik.”

“Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.”