“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”
― Something Rotten
― Something Rotten
“Strange children should smile at each other and say, "Let's play.”
― Tender Is the Night
― Tender Is the Night
“she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“Now the standard cure for one who is sunk is to consider those in actual destitution or physical suffering—this is an all-weather beatitude for gloom in general and fairly salutary day-time advice for everyone. But at three o’clock in the morning, a forgotten package has the same tragic importance as a death sentence, and the cure doesn’t work—and in a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.”
― The Crack-Up
― The Crack-Up
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