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By putting Esme among the words, I was able to imagine the effect they might have had on her, and the effect she might have had on them.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
By putting Esme among the words, I was able to imagine the effect they might have had on her, and the effect she might have had on them.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“The more accurate a map is, the more powerful we understand it to be- that is, the world is what makes the map real. But Otto G. Lindberg achieved something even more spectacular, even if it was by serendipity. His map made part of the world real...”
― The Cartographers
― The Cartographers
“But before we head out, you need to know where you are, who's with you in this battle, and why you should say yes.
The same things we all want to know on Day One.”
― Operation Yes
The same things we all want to know on Day One.”
― Operation Yes
“Cartography, at its heart, was about defining one's place in the world by creating charts and measurements. Nell had lived her life by that idea, that everything could be mapped according to references and thereby understood. But she could see now that she had been paying attention to the wrong references.
It was not a map alone that made a place real.
It was the people.”
― The Cartographers
It was not a map alone that made a place real.
It was the people.”
― The Cartographers
“Poetry seemed to steady his gaze, and sometimes he looked at me with such intent that I imagined something of meaning might have got through.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
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