“The remainder of the opera passed without anyone dying, except where the score required them to do so at some length.”
― Maskerade
― Maskerade
“There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book you've read only once can't.”
― Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
― Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
“No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.”
― Twice Upon a Marigold
― Twice Upon a Marigold
“I trust you to find the good in me, but the bad I must be sure you don't overlook.”
― Ella Enchanted
― Ella Enchanted
“I can see Richard Wagner standing at the gates of heaven. "You have to let me in," he says. "I wrote Parsifal. It has to do with the Grail, Christ, suffering, pity and healing. Right?" And they answer, "Well, we read it and it makes no sense." SLAM.”
― VALIS
― VALIS
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