Padraic Fleishman

“Loving a place is the same as having a child. They are both too much an act of hope, of defiance. And those are a fool’s weapons.”
― Charlotte McConaghy, Wild Dark Shore

“The enormity of this task sometimes makes me feel a little dizzy, but as a scientist and an explorer I have a duty to bear witness to the Splendours of the World.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“On the other side of the Courtyard I saw the Other looking out of a Window. The Window was tall and dark; the Other’s noble head with its high forehead and neatly trimmed beard was framed in one Corner. He was lost in thought as he so often is. I waved to him. He did not see me. I waved more extravagantly. I jumped up and down with great energy. But the Windows of the House are many and he did not see me.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“The world’s not a good place for a child.” She frowns. “That’s not true. Look around.” I do. And wonder what she can see that I can’t.”
― Charlotte McConaghy, Wild Dark Shore