“I ought to have more love before I die. I've not had enough.”
― Lanark
― Lanark
“But I do enjoy words—some words for their own sake! Words like river, and dawn, and daylight, and time. These words seem much richer than our experiences of the things they represent—”
― Lanark
― Lanark
“Glasgow is still full of churches built in the last century. Half of them have been turned into warehouses.”
― Lanark
― Lanark
“What satisfaction do you, personally, get from being a writer?" Lanark tried to remember. He said, "It's the only disciplined work I remember trying. I sleep better for it.”
― Lanark
― Lanark
“Life becomes a habit. You get up, dress, eat, go tae work, clock in etcetera etcetera automatically, and think about nothing but the pay packet on Friday and the booze-up last Saturday. Life's easy when you're a robot.”
― Lanark
― Lanark
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