“You see, vision consisted of surprising the symbol of the thing in the thing itself.”
― Near to the Wild Heart
― Near to the Wild Heart
“But he found that a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments. His feelings are for ever on the stretch; and when he begins to sink into repose, he finds himself obliged to quit that on which he rests in pleasure for something new, which again engages his attention, and which also he forsakes for other novelties.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
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