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“What’s next?” he asked. “Dragons?” “Unlikely,” I said, which proved later to be unwarranted confidence on my part.”
― Stone and Sky
― Stone and Sky
“Hidden by that was a wrought-iron gate. As I touched it I thought I heard the clash of swords, the shouting of men and the creaking of wagon wheels. When I stepped through into the warm shade of the tree the quality of the air changed, became richer, older—untainted by particulates or petrol fumes.”
― Stone and Sky
― Stone and Sky
“Rome for me is a painter's palette, a chiaroscuro of burnished pinks, old copper, walnut, honey, ivory, mocha. It is also its own music, a piano sonata..”
― My Father's House
― My Father's House
“Nightingale waits—he’s good at waiting. He once told me that the most important thing he’s learned in his long life is how to wait. Mind you, he can wait in lots of different ways—this is the way that says, I’m so old and patient, I can do this all day.”
― Stone and Sky
― Stone and Sky
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