“In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.' ”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“I remember, of course, several particularly important silences, but I have no way of retelling those.”
― Time Shelter
― Time Shelter
“We must all find pointless causes to live for, or why bother with breath?
Because, on reflection, once you have seen your own face and recognised the colour of your eyes, tasted the air and smelled the soil, drunk from the purest fountains and the dirtiest wells, that is the kindest thing you can say about life. Its's not nothing.”
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Because, on reflection, once you have seen your own face and recognised the colour of your eyes, tasted the air and smelled the soil, drunk from the purest fountains and the dirtiest wells, that is the kindest thing you can say about life. Its's not nothing.”
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
“Tiffany wanted to preserve James's sadness like an endangered species because she thought it made them both more interesting. James wanted to preserve his youth in hers.”
― The Rabbit Hutch
― The Rabbit Hutch
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