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“She just wants the world to know she was a hurricane and not a zephyr.”
― Phosphorescence
― Phosphorescence
“You see, there are two kinds: the surface and the deep water. Now, Aphrodite emerged from foam, remember? Foam love is a nice feeling, but just as superficial. When it’s gone, it’s gone, nothing remains. Always aim for the kind of love that comes from the deep.”
― The Island of Missing Trees
― The Island of Missing Trees
“I would not let a man who knew the value of nothing make me doubt the value of myself.”
― Ariadne
― Ariadne
“We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.”
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
― Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
“All the early stages took place in water: the origin of life; the birth of animals, the evolution of nervous systems and brains, and the appearance of complex bodies that makes brains worth having [...] When animals did crawl onto dry land, they took the sea with them. All the basic activities of life occur in water-filled cells bounded by membranes, tiny containers whose insides are remnants of the sea.”
― Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark
― Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark
Elies’s 2025 Year in Books
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