“Trolls simply detest the very sight of dwarves (uncooked).”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“That aunt of mine; boy, she used to wear make-up all week long so terrible thick that - well, she started about Wednesday layering it on, and she never washed, and every day she slapped down a new layer. Until Sunday. Then on Sunday she kind of peeled it off to go to church. *** Boy, she was a case; I used to hope she'd skip a Sunday - sleep through to Monday or something - because I knew two weeks' worth of make-up and she'd set up like a statue.”
― Sometimes a Great Notion
― Sometimes a Great Notion
“To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. There'd be reason enough for the invention of free will! A god might wish to escape into sleep and be alive only in the unconscious projections of his dream-creatures.”
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“Sleep is still most perfect, in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved. The warmth, the security and peace of soul, the utter comfort from the touch of the other, knits the sleep, so that it takes the body and soul completely in its healing.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers
“Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
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