“The substitute gratifications, such as art offers, are illusions in contrast to reality, but none the less satisfying to the mind on that account, thanks to the place which phantasy has reserved for herself in mental life.”
― Civilization and Its Discontents
― Civilization and Its Discontents
“one must pay back from this secret deposit of exquisite moments, she thought,”
― Mrs. Dalloway
― Mrs. Dalloway
“Doesn’t it make you melancholy—looking at the stars?”
― Jacob's Room
― Jacob's Room
“While yet a boy I sought for ghosts, and sped
Through many a listening chamber, cave and ruin,
And starlight wood, with fearful steps pursuing
Hopes of high talk with the departed dead.”
― Hymn To Intellectual Beauty
Through many a listening chamber, cave and ruin,
And starlight wood, with fearful steps pursuing
Hopes of high talk with the departed dead.”
― Hymn To Intellectual Beauty
“I think memories are like dreams. Not reliable proof of anything. I can't prove a memory any more than I can prove a dream.”
― In the Cut
― In the Cut
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