“You speak English beautifully, which means you can't be English.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
“It is amazing how full a life a man can lead without for one moment being alive at all, except sometimes when sleeping.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
“Enchanted islands are hard to understand,' he said. 'I've always thought that. It worried me even as a child. The trouble is that you can never be sure where the enchantment begins and where it ends.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
“Dreams, [...], are misleading, because they make life seem real. When it loses the support of dreams, life dissolves.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
“No milk. It is black coffee, pure but strong, that fortifies against the powers of darkness with which the world is filled.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
“Things mechanical are like the ladies,’ continued Toby. ‘You need to understand their ways. If you understand them, they’ll do what you want from the start. If you don’t, they’ve got you. And then God help you.”
― Robert Aickman, quote from The Wine-Dark Sea
Robert Aickman
Born place: in London, The United Kingdom
Born date June 27, 1914
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“After all, eyes are the windows to the soul. But Renzo had a bit too much soul in his eye.”
― Ripley Patton, quote from Ghost Hold
“Never be fearful of saying no to me Eden. I know there will be a time when i'll need you to say no.”
― Rachel Brookes, quote from Be My December
“You have been a comfort to me. I know that you take good care of Christa and the baby. This means a great deal to me. I also want to say that I feel bad about what I must do to you. But sadly, I cannot seem to stop. I will try to go for several days without coming to you, but then it is almost like a drug. I must see you. We must play our game of pretend. Do you understand?”
― Roberta Kagan, quote from You Are My Sunshine
“It was a want ad for a band seeking a bass player. The name to call was Slash. With”
― Duff McKagan, quote from It's So Easy: And Other Lies
“I am the fire,” Crash whispered. “I am the darkness.” It was a mantra, a prayer, the beginnings of a ritual, a ceremonial killing. He could see recognition on the bandit's face, the spasm of fear.
Crash never broke eye contact. “I am not Death,” he finished the verse. “I am its vessel.”
― T.L. Shreffler, quote from Viper's Creed
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