Charm is a way of getting the answer “yes” without having asked any question.
written by Albert Camus, The Fall
Their eyes met for a second; but they did not want to speak to each other. They had nothing to say, but something seemed, nevertheless, to go from him to her.
written by Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
written by Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else.
written by Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
written by Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
written by Neil Gaiman, Coraline
written by Neil Gaiman, Coraline
If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.
written by George Orwell, 1984
written by George Orwell, 1984
Hell is the incapacity to be other than the creature one finds oneself ordinarily behaving as.
written by Aldous Huxley, Eyeless in Gaza
written by Aldous Huxley, Eyeless in Gaza
I drank coffee and read old books and waited for the year to end.
written by Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
written by Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
Live by the harmless untruths that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy.
written by Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
written by Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.
written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.
written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
written by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
