“Being in love, as both Plato and David Bowie have pointed out, is horrible.”
― Margherita Dolce Vita
― Margherita Dolce Vita
“All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.”
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
“Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are."
The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes.
"Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow.
"Fuck you," said the raven.”
― American Gods
The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes.
"Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow.
"Fuck you," said the raven.”
― American Gods
“I sometimes longed for someone who, like me, had not adjusted perfectly with his age, and such a person was hard to find; but I soon discovered cats, in which I could imagine a condition like mine, and books, where I found it quite often.”
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
― Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
“When I'm in love, I can't stand anyone.”
― Margherita Dolce Vita
― Margherita Dolce Vita
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