Some element in the air between us changed, as though a wind that had been blowing gently had been come to an abrupt stillness.
“I'm absolutely removed from the world at such times...The hours go by without my knowing it. Sitting there I'm wandering in countries I can see every detail of - I'm playing a role in the story I'm reading. I actually feel I'm the characters - I live and breath with them.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.”
― The Phantom Tollbooth
― The Phantom Tollbooth
“That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!”
― Weirdos From Another Planet: Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Six
― Weirdos From Another Planet: Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Six
“Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
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