“A story isn't a good one unless it has a good listener”
― Antonia Michaelis, quote from Tiger Moon
“The Rajah's handsome eunuch never guessed that she was telling him the tale of her own life.”
― Antonia Michaelis, quote from Tiger Moon
“Get in," he told Nitish.
"What, me?"
"No," said Farhad, "one of the other twenty-six white tigers waiting to cross the river.”
― Antonia Michaelis, quote from Tiger Moon
“You don't understand at all. It doesn't matter what's true and what's a fairy tale. That's not what matters. The dividing lines aren't as straight and simple as you think. - Raka”
― Antonia Michaelis, quote from Tiger Moon
“The salty fluid of life... the crystal-clear blood of the earth... That's what it is, Farhad. Tears. - Nitish”
― Antonia Michaelis, quote from Tiger Moon
Antonia Michaelis
Born place: Kiel, Germany
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“If I hear ‘Karma Chameleon’ one more time, I swear I’m going to find Boy George and make him eat Jesse’s record. What does red, gold, and green have to do with anything anyway? (Gloria)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dream Chaser
“I think the message is that you don’t need to go to anywhere else to find what you are seeking.”
― Ram Dass, quote from Be Here Now
“Η αλήθεια όμως είναι ότι δεν είχα καταλάβει πόση δύναμη έκρυβε μέσα της. Και αφού η εκτίμησή μου για κείνη ήταν τόσο λανθασμένη, αναρωτιέμαι τώρα πόσο συχνά και η εκτίμησή μου για τον εαυτό μου ήταν τελείως λάθος. Και πόσο λανθασμένη μπορεί να ήταν η δική της εκτίμηση για τη μητέρα της, και η δική του για τον πατέρα του· σε τι βαθμό, τελικά, η οικογενειακή ζωή είναι ένα πελώριο πλέγμα παρεξηγήσεων, μια χρωματισμένη και ρετουσαρισμένη οικογενειακή φωτογραφία, μια ακριβής αναπαράσταση γεγονότων της ζωής που το μόνο που δεν περιλαμβάνει είναι η ουσιαστική αλήθεια.”
― Anna Quindlen, quote from One True Thing
“The two from Bristol hung in my father’s office. He was a coroner, too, as was my grandfather. I remember my father showing them to me in an afternoon’s twilight, and saying, ‘Ashton, look here and look deep, for all of life’s joy, tragedy, and mystery are here on display.’ Joy, he said, because they were children of purpose, as are we all. Tragedy, he said, because we all must come to this. And mystery…because where does the light go, from those houses, to leave only the foundations behind?”
― Robert R. McCammon, quote from The Queen of Bedlam
“I want to cry but I don’t. I don’t. There are pieces of yourself, so many pieces of yourself, that, once you give away, you cannot get back again.”
― Lisa Gardner, quote from Live to Tell
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