“Jim knew that he was awake and asleep at the same time, dreaming of the war and yet dreamed of by the war.”
― Empire of the Sun
― Empire of the Sun
“In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, one who is constantly critical of you, one who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor. Life is tough enough without the person who is supposed to love you leading the assault on your self-esteem, your sense of dignity, your confidence, and your joy. In this person's care, you deserve to feel physically safe and emotionally secure.”
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“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“All around them were the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. They lined the verges of the roads and floated in the canals, jammed together around the pillars of the bridges. In the trenches between the burial mounds hundreds of dead soldiers sat side by side with their heads against the torn earth, as if they had fallen asleep together in a deep dream of war.”
― Empire of the Sun
― Empire of the Sun
“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart... filled it, too, with a melody that would last forever. Even though you grew up and found you could never quite bring back the magic feeling of this night, the melody would stay in your heart always - a song for all the years.”
― Song of Years
― Song of Years
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