“The sun never knew how wonderful it was,” the architect Louis Kahn said, “until it fell on the wall of a building,”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“Little solace comes
to those who grieve
when thoughts keep drifting
as walls keep shifting
and this great blue world of ours
seems a house of leaves
moments before the wind.”
― House of Leaves
to those who grieve
when thoughts keep drifting
as walls keep shifting
and this great blue world of ours
seems a house of leaves
moments before the wind.”
― House of Leaves
“We are not history yet. We are happening now. How miraculous is that?”
― Mostly Void, Partially Stars
― Mostly Void, Partially Stars
“It was a fair question, although the problem with fair questions is that they are asked about an unfair world.”
― Welcome to Night Vale
― Welcome to Night Vale
“Do not fall into a black hole.”
― First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time
― First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time
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