“Nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose- a point on which the soul can focus its intellectual eye”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“It took us that long to realize that a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
“Adventure works in any strand—it calls to those who care more for living than for their lives.”
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
“I am going to crumble,” she says. “But then I’ll become something else. I’m going to become a part of everything: rocks and reptiles and pinyon pines and spiders and seeds and creosote bushes and fire and rabbits and cactus flowers and bighorn sheep and even rain. There’s beauty and youth for me yet.”
― Death Valley
― Death Valley
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