The cat lives in pursuit of the mouse; The tree grows in pursuit of the sun. Are we the cat or the tree, pursuers? Are we the wind, born only to run?
“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Sailing Alone around the World
― Sailing Alone around the World
“Unreal friendship may turn to real
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
― Murder in the Cathedral
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
― Murder in the Cathedral
“And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end.”
― This Is How You Lose Her
― This Is How You Lose Her
“The cat lives in pursuit of the mouse; The tree grows in pursuit of the sun. Are we the cat or the tree”
― The Poet Empress
― The Poet Empress
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