“He did not wander aimlessly, though he never knew which village would be his next port of call. He was seeking no particular place, but a mood, an influence—indeed, a way of life.”
― The City and the Stars
― The City and the Stars
“If we both believe that we have nothing to learn from the other, is it not obvious that we will both be wrong?”
― The City and the Stars
― The City and the Stars
“When beauty is universal, it loses its power to move the heart, and only its absence can produce any emotional effect.”
― The City and the Stars
― The City and the Stars
“When the reality was depressing, men tried to console themselves with myth.”
― The City and the Stars
― The City and the Stars
“In Lys, it seemed, all love began with mental contact, and it might be months or years before a couple actually met. In this way, Hilvar explained, there could be no false impressions, no deceptions, on either side. Two people whose minds were open to one another could hide no secrets.”
― The City and the Stars
― The City and the Stars
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