“I shall live here in the rains,
There in winter,
Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool,
Not aware of the nearness of death.”
― The Dhammapada
There in winter,
Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool,
Not aware of the nearness of death.”
― The Dhammapada
“Death will be my supreme protest against a world of tears and blood.”
― Caligula and Three Other Plays
― Caligula and Three Other Plays
“Hocus Pocus let's try to focus”
― The Humming Room: A Novel Inspired by the Secret Garden
― The Humming Room: A Novel Inspired by the Secret Garden
“That was what I wanted: someone who knew me better than I knew myself, someone who knew all the worst parts of me, yet still loved me.”
― Beautifully Damaged
― Beautifully Damaged
“Sing a song of justice, why don't you, but remember there are many ways of measuring the worth of a man. Or a woman. Not just the poet's way. Not just the scientist's way. But a bit of both, and then some. And all of us have to tread the paths that are most suited to us.”
― A Full Night's Thievery: Stories
― A Full Night's Thievery: Stories
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