“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.”
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“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”
― Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
― Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
― Endymion: A Poetic Romance
― Endymion: A Poetic Romance
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