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“In magic - and in life - there is only the present moment, the now. You can't measure time the way you measure the distance between two points. 'Time' doesn't pass. We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; we're always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didn't act as we should have. Or else we think about the future, about what we're going to do tomorrow, what precautions we should take, what dangers await us around the next corner, how to avoid what we don't want and how to get what we have always dreamed of.”
― Aleph
― Aleph
“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
“I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself just walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again just to be with you, just to starve with you and freeze with you and hear you complain about hard cheese every day. So don't tell me why we don't belong together," he said fiercely.”
― Shadow and Bone
― Shadow and Bone
“We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives,
Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best.”
― Festus: A Poem
Who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best.”
― Festus: A Poem
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