“I personally believe we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.”
― The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
― The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
“I have been astonished that men could die martyrs
for their religion--
I have shuddered at it,
I shudder no more.
I could be martyred for my religion.
Love is my religion
and I could die for that.
I could die for you.
My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet.”
―
for their religion--
I have shuddered at it,
I shudder no more.
I could be martyred for my religion.
Love is my religion
and I could die for that.
I could die for you.
My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet.”
―
“Yes, death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. You can help me. You can open for me the portals of death's house, for love is always with you, and love is stronger than death is.”
― The Canterville Ghost
― The Canterville Ghost
“Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy. ”
― The House of the Spirits
― The House of the Spirits
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