“Consider the stars. Among them are no passions, no wars. They know neither love nor hatred. Did man but emulate the stars, would not his soul become clear and radiant as they are? But man's spirit draws him like a moth to the ephemera of this world, and in their heat he is consumed entire.”
― Sarah Monette, quote from Mélusine
“Sacred bleeding fuck,” I said, because, I mean its one thing to know your crazy hocus brother sees ghosts, and a whole different thing when you find out they’re telling him bedtime stories.”
― Sarah Monette, quote from Mélusine
“Well fuck me sideways 'til I cry”
― Sarah Monette, quote from Mélusine
“I miss my fox-headed brother. Keeper”
― Sarah Monette, quote from Mélusine
“And besides, the thing about committing yourself to a lie is that mostly you end up in twice the trouble, 'cause truth is like a whirlwind and you can't keep it in a box.”
― Sarah Monette, quote from Mélusine
“«Темнота в номере этой гостиницы была необычной. Она навевала на меня чувство мира и гармонии. Она также принесла мне чувство глубокой грусти, тоски по человеческому теплу, по обществу. Я чувствовал себя более чем разбитым. Ничего подобного со мной никогда не было. Я лежал в постели, пытаясь вспомнить, была ли эта тоска чем-то таким, что я уже знал. Нет. Тоска, с которой я был знаком, была не по человеческому обществу; тогда это было чем-то абстрактным, скорее что-то вроде грусти о том, что я не сделал чего-то неопределенного.»”
― Carlos Castaneda, quote from The Art of Dreaming
“He would never be able to emulate Richard's last gesture of defiance--gallant, glorious, and quite mad.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, quote from Lionheart
“So what did I do? I crawled back into my bed and ate another gallon of ice creamy goodness and tried to forget the tattooed bartender who had bulldozed his way into my life. Stupid dick wad.”
― A. Meredith Walters, quote from Bad Rep
“Once upon a time, we were cynics facing the world alone. Our story changed into two warrior cynics facing the world together.
Now, we own the happily ever after and we refuse to let that bitch go.”
― Monica Murphy, quote from Second Chance Boyfriend
“I don’t aspire to rule the world. I just want to rule my world.”
― G.J. Walker-Smith, quote from Saving Wishes
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