“There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears a Human soul.”
― Selected Poems
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears a Human soul.”
― Selected Poems
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”
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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
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“If we're mad, we're mad in large numbers, at least larger than yours.”
― The Goose Girl
― The Goose Girl
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