“I struggled to understand Christianity as something that would shove a knife into my belly.”
― World's Fair
― World's Fair
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“Inside, the doctor filled an eyedropper with goat milk and began to drip it into the back of the marten's throat. It filled him with immense medical satisfaction when eventually it urinated on the knee of his trousers. This indicated healthy renal functioning.”
― Corelli’s Mandolin
― Corelli’s Mandolin
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― The Honourable Schoolboy
― The Honourable Schoolboy
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