Miranda

“How can the weather have a state of mind?” said Papadimitriou. The gyptian said, “You think the weather is only out there? It’s in here too,” and tapped his head. “So do you mean that the weather’s state of mind is just our state of mind?” “Nothing is just anything,” the gyptian replied, and would say no more.”
― Philip Pullman, La Belle Sauvage

“My sex is me as my mind is me, and nobody will make me feel shame about it.”
― Lawrence, D H

“She is the goddess of the dead. She comes to you smiling and kindly, and you know it is time to die.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“It's no good trying to get rid of your aloneness. You've got to stick to it all your life. Only at times, at times, the gap will be filled in. At times! But you have to wait for the times. Accept your aloneness and stick to it, all your life. And then accept the times when the gap is filled in, when they come. But they've got to come. You can't force them.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover