Gentry White

“This so frequent abortion of man's dearest projects must be taken as a proof that the deeds of earth, however etherealized by piety or genius, are without value, except as exercises and manifestations of the spirit. In heaven, all ordinary thought is higher and more melodious than Milton's song. Then, would he add another verse to any strain that he had left unfinished here?”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Artist of the Beautiful

“He was a great horse,” she went on, “and the perfect story—we wouldn’t love him so much if he’d lived.”
― Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay

“There are hundreds of thoughts per every word spoken, and that's if they're spoken at all.”
― Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay

“There were reasons to leave, and reasons to stay, and all of it was the same.”
― Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay