“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“By contrast, I feel rather calm, as if I have swallowed the eye of the storm.”
― The Distant Marvels
― The Distant Marvels
“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
― Scaramouche
― Scaramouche
“Then, putting his palm on top of my head, like a warm hat, he whispered, "Pay attention. Be a person for whom love is not lost.”
― The Distant Marvels
― The Distant Marvels
“Perhaps she is right, that there is no reason to suffering, no fair dealing when it comes to meting out bliss and pain. There are just choices, and the echoes of those choices.”
― The Distant Marvels
― The Distant Marvels
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