P 35 Quotes

“he laid down his pen
after a few moments.
and there were no marks
on the corner of the page.
where his hand
had been resting.

the ink had run dry.

there was nothing.

nothing left.”
― Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

“She seemed pleasantly surprised that I’d read the homework assignment the night before, despite being somewhat distracted by the thoughts of gremlins lurking around my computer. Apparently satisfied that I could listen and stare out the window at the same time, Miss Singer finally left me alone, and I went back to brooding in peace.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Lost Prince

“A game or a book that has meaning to me might be boring to you, or vice versa. Stories are personal, you relate or you don’t.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Being the only ones here from our school, we didn’t have a teacher, so we stood near a group that did, hoping the billeting officer who was handing out labels would tell us what to do.”
― Emma Carroll, Letters from the Lighthouse

“Dünyaları sulara gömülmeye başladığı zaman, karşılarına çıkan ilk tahta parçasına -bir kral, bir paşa, yabancı bir ordu- boğulmalarını engelleyebileceği düşüncesiyle tutunmaya çalışmışlardı. Belki masum olmayabilirler ama suçlu da değillerdi.”
― Amin Maalouf, Le Naufrage des civilisations