“I thought of myself mixing the fragrance of a certain day – the heavy musk of the hillside after the rain with the lightness of fresh blossoms doused in the downpour. I thought of each little bottle as the essence of a happy day or a sad one. I mixed the scent of a lonely moment – sandalwood and bergamot lingering over a rich, peppery base.”
― The Secret Mandarin
― The Secret Mandarin
“Who are you?" he said.
"I am the Happy Prince."
"Why are you weeping then?" asked the swallow; "you have quite drenched me.”
― The Happy Prince
"I am the Happy Prince."
"Why are you weeping then?" asked the swallow; "you have quite drenched me.”
― The Happy Prince
“Can't say I've ever been too fond of beginnings, myself. Messy little things. Give me a good ending anytime. You know where you are with an ending.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
“I was sure I fell in love with him again like the usual. He did things that made me go back to him. Once again, it scared me half to death.”
― The Way It Was Before
― The Way It Was Before
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