History, Michio believed, was a long series of surprises that seemed inevitable in retrospect.
“Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.”
― The Sandman: Book Three
― The Sandman: Book Three
“Ruth said, "Love isn't just wanting another person the way you want to own an object you see in a store. That's just desire. You want to have it around, take it home and set it up somewhere in the apartment like a lamp. Love is"-she paused, reflecting-"like a father saving his children from a burning house, getting them out and denying himself. When you love you cease to live for yourself; you live for another person.”
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
“If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.”
― 'Salem's Lot
― 'Salem's Lot
“The things I do for love...”
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“Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. If you’re afraid you don’t commit yourself to life completely; fear makes you always, always hold something back. You shouldn’t be alone. It’s killing you; it’s undermining you. All the time, every day, you should be somewhere with people.”
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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