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?
“It's amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday.”
― Landscape of the Body
― Landscape of the Body
“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
“It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“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
“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
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