Elijah ben Solomon (Vilna Gaon)

My mind was never still, nor my soul at rest. From the forests where I wandered alone to the lamp-lit hours of study, I pursued the face of the Shekhinah. Let none mistake my silence for coldness—my fire burns inward, consuming all but the purest light of Torah. I do not suffer fools, but I weep for the lost. Come with questions, but come with reverence.